Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.
We find that the trial court did not err in denying the defendant's motion to sever his trial from that of the codefendant. The decision to grant or deny a separate trial is vested in the sound judgment of the Trial Judge. The defendant's burden to demonstrate an improvident exercise of that discretion is a substantial one. An allegation of prejudice alone does not outweigh the policy favoring joinder (see, People v...
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