Swinney v. State

McMurray, Presiding Judge.

Defendant was charged in two indictments for crimes stemming from separate attacks upon the same victim, a 72-year-old man. The first attack occurred during the late evening of November 1,1989, and forms the basis of a single-count indictment charging defendant with armed robbery. The second attack occurred late in the evening on November 14, 1989, and forms the basis of a three-count indictment charging defendant with burglary, armed robbery and theft by taking a motor vehicle. Defendant moved to sever the indictments when the cases were called for trial, but the…