ROHRBACH

v.

UNITED STATES

Citator

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• United States v. Khoury, 901 F.2d 948 (11th Cir. 1990)
  …eking severance bears a “heavy burden in demonstrating clear and compelling prejudice. ...” United States v. Kabbaby, 672 F. 2d 857, 861 (11th Cir.1982); see also United States v. Watkins, 811 F. 2d 1408, 1410 (11th Cir.) (per curiam), cert. denied, 482 U.S. 909, 107 S.Ct. 2490, 96 L.Ed.2d 381 (1987). If the jury is able to dissect the evidence, apply the relevant evidence to the [*966] pertinent defendant, and render a fair and impartial verdict as to each individual defendant, then there is no compelling…
• United States v. Smith, 918 F.2d 1551 (11th Cir. 1990)
  …s standard is applied by examining “the eomment in context to evaluate the motive behind the statement and its impact on the jury.” Dorsey, 819 F. 2d at 1061; see United States v. Watkins, 811 F. 2d 1408, 1412 (11th Cir.) (per curiam), cert. denied, 482 U.S. 909, 107 S.Ct. 2490, 96 L.Ed.2d 381 (1987). In Dorsey, the prosecutor’s closing argument referred to Dorsey’s testimony; Dorsey did not testify. This court found that the prosecutor’s reference was accidental and that the innocuous nature of the commen…
• United States v. Gjon N. Nivica, 887 F.2d 1110 (1st Cir. 1989)
  …e have long recognized that appropriate limiting instructions, while not a panacea, are often a suitable safeguard against the usual kinds of evidentiary spillover. See, e.g., United States v. Rawwad, 807 F. 2d 294, 296 (1st Cir.1986), cert. denied, 482 U.S. 909, 107 S.Ct. 2490, 96 L.Ed.2d 382 (1987); United States v. Porter, 764 F. 2d 1, 13 (1st Cir.1985). We believe the court’s painstaking instructions in this case were effective to dispel any prejudice toward Wellington stemming from the challenged evi…