NORIEGA CASE CO-DEFENDANTS MAY GET SEPARATE TRIALS
January 3, 1991
MIAMI
A federal judge offered co-defendants in the Manuel Noriega cocaine smuggling case a chance for separate trials that could begin as early as Jan. 28. United States District Judge William Hoeveler said the co-defendants' rights to speedy trials could be jeopardized if they must wait until Mr. Noriega's attorneys are ready to try the case.