Commonwealth v. Boyer

Edward K. Boyer, an attorney, and Pedro Cumba, Jr., his assistant and driver, were indicted by a Bristol County grand jury for two counts of interference with a witness, G. L. c. 268, § 13B, and two counts of bribery, G. L. c. 268A, § 2(c), alleged to have been committed between May and November 1995. Trial was to be joint. On January 31, 1997, Boyer moved for a separate trial on the bribery and interference indictments. Then, on June 4, 1997, Boyer joined in Cumba, Jr.’s motion to sever their cases. A week later, a Superior Court judge denied both of their motions. Trial proceeded before a…