State v. Hyatt

VAUGHN, Judge.

Defendant brings forward nine assignments of error which have been grouped into eight arguments. His first assignment is that the trial court erred in failing to grant his motion to sever the three cases for trial. Defendant contends that if the cases hád been tried separately, he would have had the election of presenting evidence in one case without being forced to present evidence in the others. Severance of criminal cases is governed by G.S. 15A-927.

In State v. Davis, 289 N.C. 500, 507, 508, 223 S.E. 2d 296, the Supreme Court stated:

“The general rule in this jurisdiction is…