The following excerpt is from U.S. v. Siegel, 717 F.2d 9 (2nd Cir. 1983):
Our sole inquiry on this issue is whether the trial court's denial of the motion to sever was an abuse of discretion. Opper v. United States, 348 U.S. 84, 95, 75 S.Ct. 158, 165, 99 L.Ed. 101 (1954); United States v.
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