State v. Kelly

LAURA DENVIR STITH, Judge.

Ray E. Kelly appeals his convictions of four counts of first degree robbery and four counts of armed criminal action. Mr. Kelly argues that the trial court abused its discretion in overruling his motion to sever one count of first degree robbery and one count of armed criminal action from the remaining six counts. We agree, and remand for severance and new trials on all counts.

I. FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

Viewed in the light most favorable to the verdicts, the evidence showed the following. On July 21, 1995, Kevin Peoples and Bill Adkins, cable repairmen for…