Legal Opinion
United States v. Peña
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided March 15, 2013No. 09 Cr. 341 (VM)Published
1Opinion of the Court
DECISION AND ORDER
MARRERO, District Judge.
Defendant Hector Raymond Peña (“Peña”) filed a motion for severance in this matter pursuant to Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure 8 and 14, (see Dkt. Nos. 123 and 124), and the Government filed its opposition (see Dkt. No. 129).
Having reviewed the parties’ submissions, the Court DENIES Peña’s motion for the reasons stated below.
I. BACKGROUND
Peña is one of six defendants listed in Indictment 09 Cr. 341 (the “Indictment!’), which- contains multiple counts of using interstate commerce facilities in the commission of murder-for-hire in violation of 18…
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