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codefendant : a joint defendant ...
interlocking confession
interlocking confession : a confession of a defendant in a joint trial that agrees in important respects with that of a codefendant NOTE: The use of interlocking confessions at trial can pose difficult problems when a defendant's confession incriminates a codefendant. If the first defendant does not testify, the other may be deprived of the right to confront an accuser. ...
joinder
joinder [Anglo-French, from joinder to join, from Old French joindre, from Latin jungere] : the act or an instance of joining: as a : a joining of parties as coplaintiffs or codefendants in a suit ;also : a joining of claims by one or more plaintiffs in a suit see also misjoinder compare counterclaim, cross-claim, impleader, interpleader, intervention, sever collusive joinder : an addition of a party to a suit made for the purpose of manufacturing federal jurisdiction NOTE: Under the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure a federal district court will not have jurisdiction when collusive joinder is made. compulsory joinder : joinder of a party to a suit required by the court when the party is indispensable to complete relief for parties already involved or when the party claims an interest that may substantially affect the other parties or may be put at risk by the action joinder of remedies : a joining of two claims in one action even though one cannot be recognized until the othe...
co-
co- 1 : with : together : joint : jointly [codefendant] 2 a : associated in an action with another : fellow [co-conspirator] b : having a usually lesser share in duty or responsibility : alternate : deputy [co-counsel] ...
coparty
coparty : a party (as a coplaintiff or codefendant) on the same side of an action ...
cross-action
cross-action : an action brought by a defendant in an existing action against a plaintiff or codefendant compare counterclaim, cross-appeal, cross-claim, third-party claim ...
cross-claim
cross-claim : a claim against a party on the same side of an action (as a coplaintiff or codefendant) compare counterclaim, cross-action, cross-appeal, third-party claim NOTE: Under Rule 13(g) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, a cross-claim must be related to the original action in that it arises from the same transaction or occurrence as the original action or a counterclaim, or involves property that is the subject matter of the original action. cross-claim vi ...
defendant
defendant : the party against whom a criminal or civil action is brought see also answer, codefendant compare accused, plaintiff ...
Mary Carter agreement
Mary Carter agreement [from Booth v. Mary Carter Paint Co., 202 So. 2d 8 (1967), Florida appeals court case that popularized the agreement] : a secret agreement between a plaintiff and one or more but not all codefendants which limits the liability of the defendants by giving them an interest in the recovery awarded to the plaintiff NOTE: In a Mary Carter agreement, the participating defendants agree to remain as parties to the lawsuit and guarantee payment to the plaintiff of a settled amount if no recovery is awarded against the other defendants. The plaintiff agrees to offset their liability by, or sometimes even to pay them from, a recovery awarded from the other defendants. Some states allow the admission of Mary Carter agreements into evidence. In other states they are illegal. ...
Codefendant
A joint defendant...
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