Jackson v. State
Court of Appeals of Georgia
1Opinion of the Court
Shulman, Judge.
Defendant was indicted and convicted of the offense of criminal attempt to commit armed robbery. Finding no error, we affirm.
1. Appellant asserts as error the denial of his motion to have his case severed from that of his co-defendants. Since the offense charged in the instant case was not a capital felony, the decision of whether or not to, sever the co-defendants rested within the discretion of the trial court. Code Ann. § 27-2101; Mathis v. State, 231 Ga. 401 (3) (202 SE2d 73). In the absence of a showing that the trial court abused its discretion in denying severance,…
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