State v. Bythrow

— The trial court denied defendant's motion to sever two counts of robbery after balancing possible prejudice to defendant to have a fair trial and the concern for judicial economy. After conviction on both counts and affir-mance by the Court of Appeals, defendant sought review. We affirm.

Facts

Gull Station Robbery

On October 31, 1987, a Gull station in Kent was robbed by two men. The attendant on duty testified that defendant Daniel Bythrow came around the counter, pulled out a knife, held it to his back and demanded money. Bythrow took the money out of the till while a second man acted as a…