State v. Turner

Defendant appeals a judgment of conviction on three counts of murder and one count each of first-degree rape and first-degree sexual abuse. His principal contention on appeal is that the trial court erred in permitting the state to try its case against him jointly with its case against codefendant Ronald Simmons. According to defendant, he was seriously prejudiced by the trial court’s failure to order severance of the two trials and is entitled to reversal on that basis. We affirm.

The police found the body of Erinn Radke, who apparently had been stabbed to death. Investigation revealed that…