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codefendant
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Codefendant
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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
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joinder
: 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
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...
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
defendant
defendant : the party against whom a criminal or civil action is brought see also answer, codefendant compare accused, plaintiff
Bruton error
error, is the violation of a criminal defendant's constitutional right of confrontation by admitting into evidence a non-testifying codefendant's confession that implicates a defendant who claims innocence, Bruton v. United States, 391 US 123: 88 SCT 1620.
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