People v. Williams

Following a joint jury trial, defendants Mitchell Powers and Dale Williams were convicted of the murder and armed robbery of Darryl Gaston. Defendant Powers was sentenced to serve concurrent sentences of 40 years for murder and 30 years for armed robbery. Defendant Williams was sentenced to serve concurrent sentences of 30 years on each charge.

On appeal, defendant Powers argues that (1) the trial court committed reversible error when it denied his motion to sever and ruled that his codefendant’s defense was not antagonistic and (2) the trial court erred in denying his motion to quash arrest…