People v. Thornton

BERMAN, Judge.

Defendant, Thomas P. Thornton, appeals a judgment of conviction entered upon a jury verdict finding him guilty of six counts of securities fraud. We affirm.

I

Defendant contends that the trial court erred in denying his motion for severance from co-defendants Heller and Bragar. We disagree.

A

Generally a motion for severance of defendants is addressed to the sound discretion of the trial court, People v. Horne, 619 P.2d 53 (Colo.1980), and, absent a showing of prejudice to the defendant, a denial of severance will not be reversed. People v. Johnson, 192 Colo. 483, 560 P.2d 465…