Aaron v. State

Deen, Presiding Judge.

1. Whether joint defendants are to be tried jointly or severally for noncapital felonies is a matter within the discretion of the trial court. Code § 27-2101; Mathis v. State, 231 Ga. 401 (202 SE2d 73) (1973). For this court to hold that a denial of the motion was an abuse of discretion it must appear that the defendant suffered prejudice amounting to a denial of due process. Cain v. State, 235 Ga. 128 (218 SE2d 856) (1975). No such showing is present here.

2. The evidence is clear that there was an attempt to burglarize a cabin; that the defendant and another were the…