State v. Leroy S. Wilske

LANSING, Judge.

Leroy S. Wilske was convicted of three charges that had been tried together: driving under the influence of alcohol (DUI), possession of a controlled substance, and possession of drug paraphernalia. He argues that the trial court erred in denying his motion to sever the possession charges from the DUI charge for trial. He contends that the jurors who found him guilty of the DUI offense may have been prejudiced' against him by their knowledge that he possessed marijuana.

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BACKGROUND

Wilske was arrested for DUI, and in a search after that arrest officers found marijuana and two…