While the prosecution witness's slip-of-the-tongue reference to "they robbed him" was unfortunate, it did not compromise the efficacy of the redaction of codefendant's confession to such an extent as to retrospectively nullify the propriety of denying defendant's motion for a severance, or otherwise deprive defendant of his right to confrontation. Measured against the overwhelming evidence of guilt, the reference did not add "substantial weight" to prosecution's case...
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