Welsher v. State

Welsher’s counsel urge the following claims in seeking a new trial: (1) That the circuit court abused its discretion in permitting Welsher to be tried jointly with Lee; (2) that the circuit court applied an improper standard in ruling upon a motion for dismissal; (3) that the circuit court erroneously permitted certain impeachment of Lee, the codefendant, and this was prejudicial to Welsher; (4) that certain testimony of a deputy district attorney was improper and prejudicial.

The record is voluminous, and we shall state only such facts as will be necessary for a discussion of the four claims…