Rhodes v. State

Phipps, Judge.

An indictment was returned charging Brionne Rhodes, Duwayne Jackson, and Jonathan Walker with commission of numerous offenses during their invasion of an apartment occupied by Antonio Verner and Tony Martin. Over objection by Rhodes, the court granted the state’s motion for severance and tried Rhodes before trying Jackson and Walker at a separate trial. Rhodes was convicted of some of the offenses charged. He appeals, complaining of the court’s grant of the state’s severance motion. Finding that the court did not abuse its discretion in granting the severance, that Rhodes was…