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STATE v. MANESS

No. 481A86.

364 S.E.2d 349 (1988)

321 N.C. 454

STATE of North Carolina v. Jerry Carl MANESS.

Supreme Court of North Carolina.

February 3, 1988.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lacy H. Thornburg, Atty. Gen. by George W. Boylan, Sp. Deputy Atty. Gen., Raleigh, for the State.

R. Theodore Davis, Jr., Wilmington, for defendant-appellant.

WEBB, Justice.

In his first assignment of error, the defendant contends the trial court erred in granting the State's motion to consolidate the two offenses for trial. The defendant argues that trying both charges in front of the same jury overwhelmed the jury with evidence against him and prejudiced the jury against him.

N.C.G.S. § 15A-926(a) provides, in pertinent part, "Two or more offenses may be joined ... for trial when the offenses ...

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