Topic: the general rule allowing joint trials applies with equal f… · Go Syfert
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2 canonical passages across 2 cases, quoted by 7 opinions in total. These passages cluster together because the same opinions keep quoting them side by side — they state parts of one doctrine. The anchor passage is from State v. Dennis.

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1 State v. Dennis Anchor
sc · 1999
green “the general rule allowing joint trials applies with equal force when a defendant's severance motion is based upon the likelihood he and a codefendant will present mutually antagonistic defenses, i.e., accuse one another of committing the crime.” 4
2 State v. Halcomb
scctapp · 2009
green “criminal defendants who are jointly tried for murder are not entitled to separate trials as a matter of right.” 3

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