WILLIAMS

v.

UNITED STATES

Citator

Cited By (11 total)

• United States v. Butler, 792 F.2d 1528 (11th Cir. 1986)
  …row, 537 F. 2d 120, 136 (5th Cir.1976)). The granting or denial of a severance is within the discretion of the trial judge, and will be overturned only for abuse of discretion. United States v. Bovain, 708 F. 2d 606, 608 (11th Cir.), cert. denied, 464 U.S. 898, 104 S.Ct. 251, 78 L.Ed.2d 238 (1983). In order to show that the trial judge abused his discretion in failing to grant a severance, the appellant must demonstrate that the denial of a severance resulted in specific and compelling prejudice against…
• United States v. Lenfesty, 923 F.2d 1293 (8th Cir. 1991)
  …the decisions of our sister circuits. District court decisions both allowing impeachment with prior-crimes evidence, and refusing to allow it, have been upheld on appeal. Cf. United States v. Bovain, 708 F. 2d 606, 613-14 (11th Cir.), cert. denied, 464 U.S. 898, 104 S.Ct. 251, 78 L.Ed.2d 238 (1983) (upholding admission), with United States v. Robinson, 783 F. 2d 64, 67-68 (7th Cir.1986) (upholding exclusion). We hold that the District Court did not abuse its discretion in excluding Twila Smith’s prior con…
• United States v. Thomas, 987 F.2d 697 (11th Cir. 1993)
  …nts. "To compel severance the defenses must be more than merely antagonistic, they must be irreconcilable.” United States v. Harmas, 974 F. 2d 1262, 1269 (11th Cir.1992) (citing United States v. Bovain, 708 F. 2d 606, 610 (11th Cir.), cert. denied, 464 U.S. 898, 104 S.Ct. 251, 78 L.Ed.2d 238 (1983)). Because the government put forth no evidence linking Thomas to the gun, he could not have known that Calloway’s and Johnson’s testimony would implicate him. And in seeking to maintain his right to appeal the…