Opinion ID: 1673753
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Heading: Motion to sever trial of codefendants.

Text: Joslyn filed a timely motion for severance of defendants pursuant to Iowa Rule of Criminal Procedure 10(2)(e), which was overruled. Because we must reverse as to her on other grounds, we are not required to determine whether she was prejudiced by this ruling. See State v. Gibb, 303 N.W.2d 673, 677 (Iowa 1981); State v. Belieu, 288 N.W.2d 895, 900 (Iowa 1980). Nor is a reversal required as to Waterbury on this ground. He did not move for separate trial or join Joslyn's motion. He filed a pretrial Motion for Bifurcated Proceedings that he now argues should somehow be construed as a motion to sever. Fairly construed, however, the motion merely requested the court to require a prima facie case of conspiracy before any codefendants' statements were introduced. This motion was sustained by the trial court.