United States v. Rose Mary Foote, United States of America v. Wayne Anthony Gardiner, A/K/A Paul Fabian Bassil

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• concluding, as matter of law, that sentences imposed pursuant to Guidelines do not violate Eighth Amendment
• no error in denial of severance, on grounds of prejudice to codefendant, although defendant was denied testimony of investigator who allegedly would have provided testimony beneficial to defendant
• Where court admitted co-defendant’s affidavit offering to testify to defendant’s innocence, and there was substantial evidence tying defendant to the conspiracy, co-defendant’s testimony “would not have been sufficiently exculpatory” and defendant was not entitled to separate trial
• sentences imposed under the Guidelines do not violate Eighth Amendment

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