Morris v. State

Carley, Presiding Judge.

Appellant and co-defendants Johnny Lee Davis and Francine Jackson were tried before a jury on charges of burglary and aggravated assault. Guilty verdicts were returned against appellant and Davis and a not guilty verdict was returned against Jackson. Appellant appeals from the judgments of conviction and sentences entered by the trial court on the jury’s guilty verdicts.

1. Appellant enumerates as error the denial of his motion to sever his trial from that of his co-defendants.

“Whether or not a motion for severance should be granted rests in the sound discretion of the…