Agony v. State

Blackburn, Judge.

Jeffrey Agony a/k/a Jeffrey Briney appeals his convictions of theft by shoplifting and giving a false name. On appeal Agony asserts several enumerations of error.

1. In his first enumeration of error, Agony contends that the trial court erroneously denied his motion for severance of the offenses charged. An abuse of discretion standard applies when reviewing denial of a motion to sever the trial of separate offenses. See Isbell v. State, 179 Ga. App. 363, 366 (346 SE2d 857) (1986).

Agony argues that the separate crimes charged in the accusation did not arise out of the same…