U.S. v. CARDONA SANDOVAL

Crim. No. 90-084 (RLA-JP).

770 F.Supp. 64 (1991)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff, v. Joaquin CARDONA SANDOVAL, et al., Defendants.

United States District Court, D. Puerto Rico.

July 31, 1991.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jeannette Mercado Ríos, Asst. U.S. Atty., Hato Rey, P.R., for plaintiff.

David Román, Old San Juan, P.R., for defendant Cardona Sandoval.

Charles Rodríguez, Isla Verde, P.R., for defendant Rojano Rangel.

Juan R. Acevedo, Hato Rey, P.R., for defendant Gómez Olarte.

Rachel Brill, Asst. Federal Public Defender, Old San Juan, P.R., for defendant Molina.


ORDER

PIERAS, District Judge.

Codefendants Jorge Gomez Olarte, Alfonso Alvarado Molina, and Alexander Rojano Rangel have filed a motion to sever their trial from that of codefendant Joaquin Cardona, pursuant to Rule 14 of the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure.

A trial judge has complete discretion in considering severance under Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 14. Opper v. United States,

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