State v. Thompson

Lawrence Thompson appeals from the trial court's denial of his motion to sever two assault counts from a count of unlawful possession of a firearm by a felon. He also appeals from the court's determination that the counts did not encompass the same criminal conduct for purposes of calculating his offender score. We affirm.

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As Khim El was leaving his house for work around 3:30 to 4 a.m. on May 13, 1987, he saw that a man had broken into his car and was trying to remove his stereo. The man ran away when El yelled to his wife, Saminn Cauk, for help. El went back to the house to call the police…