QUESTION
If two people were charged with same incident and crime and one accepts a plea what's next with the next person
Asked on Aug 03rd, 2016 on Criminal Law - New Jersey
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If two people were charged with the same crime for the same incident but were tried in court separately and one took a plea for all the charges what happens to the next person being charged ?
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Bruce K Warren
The second defendant can still be found guility. However, hiring a skilled criminal defense attorney would be helpful in negotiating a possible dismissal for the second defendant it would however depend greatly on what crime was charged.
Answered on Aug 23rd, 2016 at 9:35 AM