Zafiro v. U.S., No. 91-6824 (U.S. Supreme Court) (506 U.S. 534; 113 S.Ct. 933) (January 25, 1993) (Justice O'Connor)
This is one of the seminal cases on severance based on a claim of mutually antagonistic defenses. The petitioners in this case were four individuals charged with distributing illegal drugs. Two individuals, Garcia and Soto, were observed placing a large box in Soto's car and driving to Zafiro's apartment. (Id., ...
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