Brooks v. State

717 S.E.2d 490 (2011)

311 Ga. App. 857

BROOKS

v.

The STATE.

No. A11A1366.

Court of Appeals of Georgia.

October 4, 2011.

Dell Jackson, for appellant.

Paul L. Howard, Jr., Dist. Atty., Christopher M. Quinn, Asst. Dist. Atty., for appellee.

McFADDEN, Judge.

After a jury trial, Stanley Brooks was convicted of rape, aggravated sodomy, aggravated assault, kidnapping and four counts of possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony. He appeals, asserting that the trial court erred in refusing to sever his trial from that of his co-defendant, William Johnson. We agree and reverse. The record shows…