State v. Smith

KAROHL, Judge.

Defendant-appellant appeals jury conviction and sentence on each of eight counts contained in an indictment. The main issue on appeal is the denial of a pretrial severance.

The eight charges arose out of three separate incidents. Count I charged robbery first degree when defendant by use of a weapon forcibly stole keys from Mary Thompson on December 10, 1982; Count II charged that defendant, in the same incident, stole a wristwatch from Candice Jones; and Count III charged armed criminal action in these robberies. Counts IV, V and VI charged defendant with robbery first degree,…