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Defendants must be present at every stage of the proceedings against them. (There is an exception for very minor cases such as traffic offenses in jurisdictions which treat them as crimes.) If more than one person is accused, the people may be referred as "co-defendant" or "co-conspirator" in British and common law courts.
A crossclaim is filed against someone who is a co-defendant or co-plaintiff to the party who originates the crossclaim. In common law, a crossclaim is a demand made in a pleading that is filed against a party which is on the "same side" of the lawsuit. [1]
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In a court of law, a party's claim is a counterclaim if one party asserts claims in response to the claims of another. In other words, if a plaintiff initiates a lawsuit and a defendant responds to the lawsuit with claims of their own against the plaintiff, the defendant's claims are "counterclaims."
it is relevant to an important matter in issue between the defendant and the prosecution, it has substantial probative value in relation to an important matter in issue between the defendant and a co-defendant, it is evidence to correct a false impression given by the defendant, or; the defendant has made an attack on another person’s character.
The lawyer who first alleged a personal relationship Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis and special prosecutor Nathan Wade walked Georgia lawmakers through how she came to find out about ...
The legal team for a co-defendant in the Georgia election interference case against former President Donald Trump alleged in a filing Friday that the personal relationship between Fulton County ...
Used in colonial and Federal Era American cases when the defendant is listed first; e.g., "John Doe v. Richard Roe" is labeled "Richard Roe ads. John Doe." The long script "S" of the period often makes this appear as "adj." adj. — see "ad." above. Aff'd – affirmed; AG or A-G – Advocate general (European Union)