State v. Bair

HARRIS, Justice.

The two defendants were jointly charged on identical two-count informations. They were then jointly tried and each convicted of two separate robberies that occurred on the same evening. They do not complain of being charged together. See State v. Snodgrass, 346 N.W.2d 472, 475 (Iowa 1984). Rather they complain that the two robberies should have been the subject of separate trials. We agree with their contentions, reverse their convictions, and remand for new trials.

Kruse and Bair, the defendants, patronized a number of Muscatine taverns on the night of February 2, 1983. Three…