Legal Opinion
United States v. Buchanan
District Court, D. Massachusetts
Decided June 4, 1996No. Crim. 95-10188-NGPublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND DECISION RE: DEFENDANT’S MOTION FOR SEPARATE TRIALS
GERTNER, District Judge:
I. INTRODUCTION
The defendant, Edward S. Buchanan, has been charged with mail fraud, misapplication of bank funds, money laundering, wire fraud, currency structuring and conspiracy. 1 The defendant moves under Rules 8(a) and 14 of the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure to have some of the charges severed from the others.
As discussed below, I ALLOW the defendant’s motion to sever and order that Buchanan be tried in separate trials for the offenses relating to his conduct as an officer of the Massachusetts…
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