Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.
Contrary to the defendant's contention, the trial court did not improvidently exercise its discretion when it refused to sever his trial from that of his codefendant. The defenses of the defendant and his codefendant were irreconcilable. Nevertheless, there was substantial independent evidence of the defendant's guilt and no significant danger that the conflict alone would lead the jury to infer the defendant's guilt (see...
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