State v. Samsel

— John Samsel and Raymond Singleton were tried together and convicted of first degree robbery. Samsel appeals, claiming the court erred in refusing his motions to (1) sever the trial, (2) dismiss the charges, and (3) suppress evidence. We affirm.

On March 15, 1983, shortly after 11 a.m., Spokane police officers received a radio dispatch that an armed robbery had occurred on north Mayfair and the two perpetrators had been chased on foot in an easterly direction by the victim, who was armed with a shotgun. The robbers were described as a Puerto Rican male wearing light colored clothing and a…