Adams v. State

Beasley, Judge.

Appellant was tried on six charges. Two stemmed from events on December 27, 1983: attempted burglary of a gas station (OCGA §§ 16-4-1; 16-7-1) and theft by taking of a newspaper box (OCGA § 16-8-2). Four arose from events on December 29: attempted armed robbery of a hotel patron (OCGA §§ 16-4-1; 16-8-41), attempted burglary of a seed and feed company (OCGA §§ 16-4-1; 16-7-1), possession of tools for the commission of a crime (OCGA § 16-7-20), and possession of marijuana, less than an ounce (OCGA § 16-13-30). The trial court refused to sever these charges into two separate…