Opinion ID: 1150076
Heading Depth: 1
Heading Rank: 3

Heading: the trial court erred in allowing the state to try the appellant on three (3) separate indictments at the same trial.

Text: For the first time, on appeal, appellant contends that it was error for the lower court to allow the three (3) indictments to be consolidated in one trial. The record reflects that appellant made no objection to the consolidation of the charges and the assigned error is procedurally barred from review by this Court. It has been held consistently that the failure to make a contemporaneous objection at trial constitutes a waiver of any error subsequently assigned. Irving v. State, 498 So.2d 305 (Miss. 1986); Gates v. State, 484 So.2d 1002 (Miss. 1986); Gray v. State, 472 So.2d 409 (Miss. 1985). See also Wainright v. Sykes, 433 U.S. 72, 97 S.Ct. 2497, 53 L.Ed.2d 594 (1977). Accord: Pieratt v. State, 235 So.2d 923 (Miss. 1970); Tubbs v. State, 402 So.2d 830 (Miss. 1981); Walker v. State, 473 So.2d 435 (Miss. 1985); Ward v. State, 461 So.2d 724 (Miss. 1984). [2] The assigned Error I is rejected.