United States v. Michael Jeffrey Salomon

FRANK M. JOHNSON, Jr., Circuit Judge:

After a three-day trial, a jury of the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida convicted Michael Jeffrey Salomon and his co-defendant, William Wood III, of possessing with intent to distribute a controlled substance — phencycli-dine (PCP) — in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1). Salomon appeals the conviction. We conclude that defendant has demonstrated substantial prejudice resulting from the failure of the district court to grant his repeated motions for severance of trial. Therefore, we reverse and remand for new trial.

Salomon’s…