U.S. v. CATALAN-ROMAN

No. CRIM. 02-0117(PG).

354 F.Supp.2d 104 (2005)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff, v. Lorenzo CATALÁN-ROMÁN, et al., Defendants.

United States District Court, D. Puerto Rico.

January 26, 2005.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Juan E. Alvarez-Cobian, Juan E. Alvarez Law Office, San Juan, PR, Fletcher Peacock, Federal Public Defender, Middle District of Florida, Orlando, FL, Donald R. West, Federal Public Defender's Office, Orlando, FL, for Hernando Medina-Villegas (3), Defendant.

Gustavo A. Del-Toro-Bermudez, San Juan, PR, PHV Steven Potolsky, Steven M. Potolsky, PA, Miami, FL, for Lorenzo Vladimir Catalan-Roman (1), Defendant.

Joseph C. Laws, Federal Public Defender's Office, Hato Rey, PR, Juan F. Matos-De-Juan, Federal Public Defender's Office, Hato Rey, PR, David W. Roman, Brown & Ubarri, San Juan, PR, for Quester Sterling-Suarez (2), Defendant.

William D. Matthewman, Seiden, Alder & Matthewman, Boca Raton, FL, Juan A. Pedrosa-Trapaga, Juan A. Pedrosa Law Office, San Juan, PR, for David Morales-Machuca (4), Defendant.

Bruce J. McGiverin, San Juan, PR, Jayne Weintraub, International Place, Miami, Fl, for Pablo Sanchez-Rodriguez (5), Defendant.

Maria Dominguez-Victoriano, United States Attorney's Office, Torre Chardon, San Juan, PR, Ginette L. Milanes, United States Attorney's Office, San Juan, PR, Lisa Snell-Rivera, United States Attorney's Office, Torre Chardon, San Juan, PR, Edwin O. Vazquez-Berrios, United States Attorney's Office, Torre Chardon, San Juan, PR, for USA, Plaintiff.

Pretrial Services, U.S. Pretrial Services, San Juan, for USA, Plaintiff.


OPINION AND ORDER

PEREZ-GIMENEZ, District Judge.

This matter is before the Court on motion titled "Capital defendants' Joint Motion for Empanelment of Dual Juries (Severance)" filed by co-defendants Lorenzo Vladimir Catalan-Roman and Hernando Medina-Villegas. (Docket No. 288.) Codefendants argue that to protect their Eight Amendment right to an individualized sentence the Court should empanel two juries, one for each defendant, for both the guilt...

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