Punch and Jurists

U.S. v. Litwok, No. 10-1985-cr (2nd Cir.) (678 F.3d 208) (April 30, 2012) (Judge Raymond J. Jr. Lohier) by In a prosecution on one count of mail fraud and three counts of tax evasion relating to calendar years 1995 through 1997: 1) convictions on counts of tax evasion for the …

U.S. v. Jordan, No. 96-1396 (1st Cir.) (112 F.3d 14) (April 29, 1997) (Judge Bailey Aldrich) by This case shows another example of the Government's vindictiveness if it gets wounded at the first trial. Here, the defendant was indicted on a number of wire fraud, mail fraud and money laundering …

U.S. v. Buchanan, No. 95-10188-NG (D.Mass.) (930 F.Supp. 657) (June 4, 1996) (Judge Nancy Gertner) by In this decision, Judge Gertner gives an instructive analysis of Rules 8(a) and 14 of the Fed.R.Crim.P., which deal with the joinder and misjoinder of separate offenses in a single indictment. The defendant was …

U.S. v. Abbell, No. 93-0470-CR (S.D.Fla.) (926 F.Supp. 1545) (May 1, 1996) (Judge William M. Hoeveler) by

U.S. v. Gallego, No. S1 95 Cr. 284 (LAK) (S.D.N.Y.) (913 F.Supp. 209) (January 16, 1996) (Judge Lewis A. Kaplan) by

U.S. v. Levy-Cordero, No. 93-1679 (1st Cir.) (67 F.3d 1002) (October 16, 1995) (Judge Juan R. Torruella) by This multi-issue case is a good example of the difficulty of obtaining a severance under today's rules. The 39 count Indictment charged 39 different defendants with participation in a large drug conspiracy. …

U.S. v. Janus Industries, No. 94-1074 (10th Cir.) (48 F.3d 1548) (January 18, 1995) (Judge Stephen H. Anderson) by In this multi-issue case, the court notes (at page 1557) that "the mere allegation that defendant would have a better chance of acquittal in a separate trial, nor a complaint of …