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U.S. v. MONTGOMERY, 3:12cr78. (2012)

Court: District Court, W.D. North Carolina Number: infdco20120412c01 Visitors: 4
Filed: Apr. 11, 2012
Latest Update: Apr. 11, 2012
Summary: ORDER MAX O. COGBURN, Jr., District Judge. THIS MATTER is before the court on defendant's Motion to Sever Counts (#13). The government has responded to the motion and concedes that joinder of the counts in the indictment is improper. Response (#14), at 1. The court concurs with the analysis of the parties and will grant relief from prejudicial joinder as provided by Rule 14(a), Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure. Having considered defendant's motion and reviewed the pleadings, the court ente
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ORDER

MAX O. COGBURN, Jr., District Judge.

THIS MATTER is before the court on defendant's Motion to Sever Counts (#13). The government has responded to the motion and concedes that joinder of the counts in the indictment is improper. Response (#14), at 1. The court concurs with the analysis of the parties and will grant relief from prejudicial joinder as provided by Rule 14(a), Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure. Having considered defendant's motion and reviewed the pleadings, the court enters the following Order.

ORDER

IT IS, THEREFORE, ORDERED that defendant's Motion to Sever Counts (#14) is GRANTED, and separate trials are Ordered on each count of the indictment.

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