Codefendant

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 ...

A joint defendant...

Bruton error

Bruton 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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