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Recent Examples of codefendant
Trump pardoned Handy, Geraghty and eight of their codefendants: Jonathan Darnel of Virginia; Jay Smith, John Hinshaw and William Goodman, all of New York; Joan Bell of New Jersey; Paulette Harlow and Jean Marshall, both of Massachusetts; and Heather Idoni of Michigan.
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Dan Perry, Newsweek, 31 Jan. 2025
Attorneys for Trump's former codefendants Walt Nauta and Carlos de Oliveira have sought to extend an order by Judge Aileen Cannon barring the Justice Department from releasing a portion of Smith's report.
—Robert Legare, CBS News, 11 Jan. 2025
The letter was included in an emergency request filed late Monday with Cannon by lawyers for Trump’s codefendants in the documents case, Trump valet Walt Nauta and Mar-a-Lago property manager Carlos De Oliveira.
—Eric Tucker, Los Angeles Times, 7 Jan. 2025
The trial for Williams and five codefendants began in November 2023 and concluded in December 2024.
—Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 7 Feb. 2025
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Dan Perry, Newsweek, 31 Jan. 2025
Attorneys for Trump's former codefendants Walt Nauta and Carlos de Oliveira have sought to extend an order by Judge Aileen Cannon barring the Justice Department from releasing a portion of Smith's report.
—Robert Legare, CBS News, 11 Jan. 2025
The letter was included in an emergency request filed late Monday with Cannon by lawyers for Trump’s codefendants in the documents case, Trump valet Walt Nauta and Mar-a-Lago property manager Carlos De Oliveira.
—Eric Tucker, Los Angeles Times, 7 Jan. 2025
The trial for Williams and five codefendants began in November 2023 and concluded in December 2024.
—Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 7 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for codefendant
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Prosecutors and the defense team have been carefully treading the Molineux rule, which generally prohibits using evidence of a defendant’s prior bad behavior to prove their propensity to commit the charges in question.—
Caitlin Huston,
HollywoodReporter,
9 June 2025
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Orders included a decision to hear an Alabama capital murder case in which a defendant was convicted and sentenced to death for a murder in 1997.—
Ross O'Keefe,
The Washington Examiner,
7 June 2025
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For troops involved in the court battles as plaintiffs, leaving voluntarily now would likely hurt their standing in the case.—
Lolita C. Baldor,
Los Angeles Times,
6 June 2025
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The plaintiff, Marlean Ames, alleges her employer, the Ohio Department of Youth Services, denied her a promotion and later demoted her, in both cases selecting gay candidates instead who were less qualified.—
Devin Dwyer,
ABC News,
5 June 2025
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“Codefendant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/codefendant. Accessed 16 Jun. 2025.
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