James v. State

Although I fully concur with the decision of the court to affirm the convictions and sentences of William B. James, I write specially to address the dissenting opinion; specifically, I write to note that the arguments and analysis presented in the dissenting opinion are not found in James’s brief on appeal.

James was indicted by six separate indictments on two charges of first-degree robbery and four charges of first-degree theft of property; the trial court, over James’s objections, granted the State’s motion to consolidate the charges for trial under Rule 13.3, Ala. R.Crim. P. James was…