ALMON, Justice.
Certiorari was granted to determine whether a judge may order a severance of jointly indicted defendants immediately before trial because of an insufficient number of jurors, which are required for a joint trial of two defendants, in the absence of a finding of prejudice to a defendant. We answer in the negative and reverse.
The trial court ordered a severance of the cases on the day of trial after it determined that thirty-six prospective...
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