Cousin v. Commonwealth

Criminal charges are pending against Cousin in the Superior Court. He moved to sever his trial from that of a codefendant because the codefendant’s change of counsel resulted in a delay that threatened to deprive Cousin of his right to a speedy trial. The Superior Court judge denied the motion for severance on the ground that “the interests of justice in trying the codefendants together out weigh [íí'c] Mr. Cousin’s understandable desire to try this case in June, [20]04.”

Cousin has filed a memorandum and appendix pursuant to S.J.C. Rule 2:21, as amended, 434 Mass. 1301 (2001). He argues that…