State v. Feimster

VAUGHN, Judge.

Defendant contends that the court erred in consolidating his case with that of Wilford Walls who was also indicted for the homicide of Claude (Pete) Brown Sprinkle. Both defendants were indicted for an offense of the same class arising out of the same killing. Whether to consolidate the cases for trial rested within the court’s sound discretion. State v. Bass, 280 N.C. 435, 186 S.E. 2d 384; G.S. 15-152. The exercise of that discretion will not be disturbed absent a showing of abuse. State v. Yoes and Hale v. State, 271 N.C. 616, 157 S.E. 2d 386. No such showing has been made in…