State v. Samuel

BRITT, Judge.

By his first assignment of error, defendant contends the court erred in granting the State’s motion to consolidate the cases against defendant and the case against Dean for trial. We find no merit in the assignment.

It is well settled in this jurisdiction that the question of consolidation of indictments against defendants charged with committing similar offenses at the same time and place is addressed to the sound discretion of the trial court. State v. Wright, 270 N.C. 158, 153 S.E. 2d 883 (1967) ; State v. Johnson, 280 N.C. 700, 187 S.E. 2d 98 (1972) ; State v. Arney, 23 N.C.…