Dobbs v. State

Andrews, Judge.

Dobbs was convicted of two counts of armed robbery, and appeals the judgment entered on the conviction.

1. In his first enumeration of error, Dobbs claims the trial court erred by refusing to sever the two armed robbery counts. Severance is required if offenses are joined solely because they are similar in nature. Cooper v. State, 253 Ga. 736, 737 (325 SE2d 137) (1985); Dingler v. State, 233 Ga. 462 (211 SE2d 752) (1975); Wilson v. State, 188 Ga. App. 779, 780 (374 SE2d 325) (1988). Where, however, the similarity of the offenses reaches the level of a pattern which shows a…