Opinion ID: 659744
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Heading: Amador-Galvan's Severance Motion

Text: 6 Amador-Galvan contends that the district court erred in denying his motion for severance. We review motions to sever for abuse of discretion. United States v. Mariscal, 939 F.2d 884, 885 (9th Cir.1991). 7 Amador-Galvan has the burden of proving clear, manifest, or undue prejudice from the joint trial. United States v. Sitton, 968 F.2d 947, 961 (9th Cir.1992). 8 The district court has broad discretion in balancing the weight, credibility and degree of exculpatoriness of the proposed testimony against concerns for judicial economy. Here, Molina's proposed evidence would have been at least partly cumulative, because the district court already admitted codefendant Molina's amended written statement describing the driver of the vehicle as being someone other than Amador-Galvan. Thus, the district court did not exceed its discretion in finding that Amador-Galvan would not be unduly prejudiced by a joint trial with codefendant Molina, and in denying Amador-Galvan's motion for severance. 9