Free Order on Motion to Sever Defendant - District Court of Colorado - Colorado

Case 1:04-cr-00403-LTB

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLORADO Lewis T. Babcock, Chief Judge Criminal Case No. 04-CR-00403-LTB UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff, v. 1. 2. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 10. 11. 12. 13. 15. CARLOS ZAPATA-HERNANDEZ, SERGIO ZAPATA-HERNANDEZ, a/k/a " Tito" a/k/a " , Titillo" a/k/a " , Lucas" , ARNOLDO ZAPATA, a/k/a " Lolo" , JOSE ALFREDO ZAPATA, a/k/a " Alfredo" , JAIME ARMENDARIZ, RAMON ZAPATA, JAIME ZAPATA, a/k/a " Rudy" a/k/a " , Jimmy" a/k/a " , Chasco" , ALBERTO CABRAL, a/k/a " Beto" a/k/a " Beto" , Tio , ARTEMISA ZAPATA-MONTOYA, HUMBERTO GALVAN, a/k/a " Beto" , LILIAN GALVAN, a/k/a " Petunia" a/k/a " , Yiya" , OSCAR ZAPATA, a/k/a " Karin" ,

Defendants. ______________________________________________________________________________ ORDER ______________________________________________________________________________ The defendants Carlos Zapata-Hernandez, Arnoldo Zapata, Jose Alfredo Zapata, Jaime Armendariz, Ramon Zapata, Jaime Zapata, Alberto Cabral, Artemisa Zapata-Montoya, Humberto Galvan, and Lillian Galvan have filed motions for severance. None of the defendants disputes that joinder was proper pursuant to Fed. R. Crim. P. 8. After review of the Government' proffered Fed. R. Evid. 801(d)(2)(E) evidence, I find s and conclude that the Government has made a satisfactory preliminary showing that the defendants participated in a single series of acts and transactions and that their conduct was

Case 1:04-cr-00403-LTB

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interdependent. United States v. Powell, 982 F.2d 1422, 1429 (10th Cir. 1992). None of the defendants has made a specific showing that he or she will be unable as a result of the joinder to introduce any exculpatory evidence. And the Government represents that it intends to introduce at trial no statements by any defendant implicating any other defendant in criminal conduct. For these reasons and for the other reasons stated on the record during the May 5, 2006 hearing, I decline to sever the defendants' trials pursuant to Fed. R. Crim. P. 14(a) and DENY the motions.

Dated: May 5 , 2006, in Denver, Colorado. BY THE COURT:

s/Lewis T. Babcock Lewis T. Babcock, Chief Judge

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