: a defendant in the same lawsuit or criminal prosecution as another defendant or group of defendants : a joint defendant
… the defendant argued that it was plain error for the trial court to have permitted the prosecution to treat his co-defendant as hostile …State v. Saenz
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Recent Examples on the WebThe time limit was enforced near the end of trial and only affected one witness: codefendant Kaleb Franks, who pleaded guilty early on and testified against the others at trial. Tresa Baldas, Detroit Free Press, 2 Sep. 2022 His sister and codefendant, Stephany Perez, 26, of Oxnard, is scheduled to go on trial in the case next February. Staff Reports, USA TODAY, 25 Aug. 2022 Tanios and his codefendant, Julian Khater, were initially arrested in the months following the attack and charged with multiple counts including assaulting officers with a dangerous weapon. Robert Legare, CBS News, 27 July 2022 In another case, an Alabama physician and a codefendant are accused of signing off on fraudulent prescriptions and medical bills for patients across three different medical clinics. Robert Legare, CBS News, 5 May 2022 His closest family members all left Michigan following his downfall, including his father and codefendant Bernard Kilpatrick; his mother, the former U.S. Rep. Carolyn Cheeks Kilpatrick, his three sons and his now ex-wife, Carlita Kilpatrick. Paul Egan, Detroit Free Press, 10 Aug. 2021 Croft and his codefendant Daniel Harris are also accused of twice trying to blow up balloons filled with BBs in a stove, but failing both times. Tresa Baldas, Detroit Free Press, 5 Apr. 2022 Robertson was charged in the days following the deadly Capitol breach with his one-time codefendant and fellow officer, Jacob Fracker, who later pleaded guilty to multiple charges and testified against Robertson during his trial. Robert Legare, CBS News, 11 Apr. 2022 In October 2020, codefendant David Correia, a former golf professional, pleaded guilty in connection with the same fraud. Larry Neumeister, sun-sentinel.com, 25 Mar. 2022 See More