KERVEN CHARLES v. STATE OF FLORIDA

Kerven Charles appeals his convictions and sentences for robbery with a weapon (Count I), false imprisonment of a victim under 13 while in possession of a weapon (Count II), burglary with assault while in possession of a weapon (Count IV), two counts of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon (Counts V and VI), and petit theft (a lesser included offense of Count VII). These charges, filed in the same information, stemmed from three criminal episodes that constituted a crime spree.

We conclude that the trial court did not abuse its discretion in denying appellant’s motion to sever Counts I—III,…