Application of Murray E. Gottesman

Petitioner-defendant Murray E. Gottesman seeks an order in the nature of a writ of mandamus directing Judge Bonsai to grant petitioner’s motion for a severance pursuant to Rules 8(b) and 14, Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure.

Petitioner is a co-defendant with Roy M. Cohn in an indictment charging him with two counts (Nine and Ten) of perjury and Cohn of three counts of perjury and four counts of obstructing justice. A conspiracy count was dismissed at the end of the first trial. The defendants now await retrial on June 9th on the remaining counts, following a mistrial declared after the jury…