United States v. Clyde Feyrer, Murray Goldenberg, Cameron Yost

CARDAMONE, Circuit Judge.

Cameron Yost (defendant or appellant) was convicted of securities and wire fraud after an 11-day jury trial. He appeals from his judgment of conviction entered on November 20, 2001 in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York before Chief Judge Michael B. Mukasey.

Yost’s appeal presents us with two issues to resolve. One arises from the denial of his motion for severance of his trial from that of a co-defendant; the other and more complex issue arises out of the denial of his motion for a new trial based on a claim of his counsel’s actual…