Legal Opinion

United States v. Bravo-Fernandez

District Court, D. Puerto Rico

Decided April 10, 2017No. Criminal No. 10-232 (FAB)Published

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION AND ORDER

FRANCISCO A. BESOSA, UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

Before the Court is defendant Juan Bravo-Fernandez’s (“Bravo”)’s motion for severance, Docket No. 729, and defendant Hector Martinez-Maldonado’s (“Martinez”)’s motion for severance, Docket No. 731. For the reasons set forth below, the Court DENIES without prejudice both motions for severance. Moreover, the Court ORDERS the government to disclose any statements made by defendants that the government intends to introduce into evidence at trial.

I. BACKGROUND

On June 22, 2010, a federal grand jury returned an indictment charging…

2Cases cited22 opinions

  1. Crawford v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 2004
  2. Bruton v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
  3. Pointer v. TexasSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
  4. Zafiro v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1993
  5. Lilly v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1999

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