United States v. Dennis Patrick Sullivan

Sullivan was convicted on two counts of robbing two federally insured banks in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 2113(a). His principal contention on appeal is that the trial court erred in not severing the trials of Sullivan and his co-defendant Binning and in admitting Binning’s statement, which implicated Sullivan, in violation of his rights under Bruton v. United States, 391 U.S. 123, 88 S.Ct. 1620, 20 L.Ed.2d 476 (1968). We affirm.

Well before the trial date, counsel for the government advised both defense counsel by letter that he intended to offer in evidence the oral admissions of Binning to…