State v. Chickering

Lampeón, J.

The question of whether these respondents were to be tried jointly as requested by the State or separately as asked for by them was a matter to be decided in the sound discretion of the Trial Court. State v. Demos, 81 N. H. 318, 319; see State v. Doolittle, 58 N. H. 92; State v. Fogg, 92 N. H. 308. In the absence of a showing of an abuse of this discretion its ruling will not be disturbed bjr this court. State v. Ellard, 95 N. H. 217, 223. See anno. 131 A. L. R. 917.

Respondent Chickering maintains that because the State had an alleged confession of Christian, not only implicating…