USA v. LYDON et al

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
DISTRICT OF MAINE
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
Plaintiff,
v.
AMARI PERRY,
Defendant.
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ORDER ON DEFENDANT’S UNOPPOSED MOTION TO SEVER
Before the Court is Defendant Amari Perry’s unopposed Motion to Sever. ECF No.
261. The Government does not oppose the motion and acknowledges that, in light of the
Court’s recent ruling on Mr. Perry’s Motion to Suppress, ECF No. 260, separate trials are
appropriate, ECF No. 270.
Under Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 8(b), defendants may be joined in a
single indictment if they are alleged to have participated in the same act or series of acts
constituting an offense. However, Rule 14(a) authorizes the Court to order severance
when joinder “appears to prejudice a defendant or the government.”
Having reviewed the record, and noting the Government’s lack of opposition, the
Court finds that severance is warranted to prevent potential prejudice and to ensure the
fair administration of justice.
Accordingly, Mr. Perry’s Motion to Sever is GRANTED. ECF No. 261. Mr. Perry
shall be tried separately from the remaining defendants. The Court further adopts the trial
schedule currently set for all defendants as applicable to Mr. Perry unless otherwise
ordered.
S O ORDERED.
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Dated this 1st day of April, 2026.
/s/ Stacey D. Neumann
U NITED S TATES D ISTRICT J UDGE
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