How to Use codefendant in a Sentence
codefendant
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Trump and his codefendants are set to be arraigned next week.
—Jason Parham, WIRED, 28 Aug. 2023
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Trump and his codefendants may not be faced with deciding between a plea or jail.
—WIRED, 17 Sep. 2023
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Exxon later joined the government as a codefendant in the case.
—Antonia Juhasz, WIRED, 20 Dec. 2022
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Madrid and his codefendant, Kevin Mejia, have pleaded not guilty to three counts of murder.
—Los Angeles Times, 7 July 2021
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Harris and three codefendants have since been arrested and charged with murder.
—David Anderson, The Aegis, 29 May 2018
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Nixon's girlfriend was with him that entire night but could not testify in his trial as a codefendant.
—Miriam Marini, Detroit Free Press, 18 Feb. 2021
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Trump and his codefendants appealed the judgment earlier this week.
—Molly Crane-Newman, New York Daily News, 25 July 2024
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Ferguson, the mayor's codefendant, got 21 years for his crimes, which his lawyers long argued was too stiff.
—Paul Egan, Detroit Free Press, 10 Aug. 2021
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The codefendant testified against Jones, who was convicted and sentenced to death.
—Dakin Andone, CNN, 18 Nov. 2021
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Trump and several codefendants, who have pleaded not guilty, have sought to disqualify Willis from the case.
—Jason Fields, Newsweek, 5 Dec. 2024
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The rest of the charges were dismissed as part of the agreement, with the plea contingent on all Bateman's codefendants also pleading guilty.
—Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
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The case’s prosecutor responded that his office did not name Taylor as a codefendant.
—Kristen Bellstrom, Fortune, 3 Sep. 2020
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Wagner, his codefendant in the case, will appear in court for sentencing in February.
—Sarah Nelson, The Indianapolis Star, 14 Dec. 2021
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To the chagrin of the government, Croft was spared a life sentence, just as his codefendant Adam Fox was a day earlier.
—Tresa Baldas, Detroit Free Press, 28 Dec. 2022
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In Owens’, the codefendant swore in an affidavit that Owens was not present for the 1997 robbery murder.
—Brian Stull, TIME, 27 Sep. 2024
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Cartagena's sentencing comes less than a month after his codefendant Carlos Macci was sentenced to two and a half years in prison.
—Emlyn Travis, EW.com, 19 Aug. 2023
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Low remains at large, but was charged as a codefendant in Michel's case and played a major role in witness testimony and evidence presented to the jury.
—Robert Legare, CBS News, 26 Apr. 2023
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Menendez, 70, and his codefendants, along with his wife — who is scheduled for a July trial — have pleaded not guilty to charges lodged against them beginning last fall.
—CBS News, 31 May 2024
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When the victim opened his sliding glass patio door for the sale, Weber and the codefendant began assaulting the victim and demanding money.
—Madeline Mitchell, The Enquirer, 6 Aug. 2020
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Croft and his codefendant Daniel Harris are also accused of twice trying to blow up balloons filled with BBs in a stove, but failing both times.
—Tresa Baldas, Detroit Free Press, 5 Apr. 2022
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Some activists have claimed Tisdol and codefendant Noah Young — passengers in Dowdell’s car when he was shot — were charged unfairly.
—courant.com, 2 Mar. 2021
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But the court also said Trump is not allowed to communicate with codefendant Walt Nauta specifically about the facts of the case.
—Caitlin O'Kane, CBS News, 13 June 2023
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According to court documents, Weber and a codefendant went to a home on Timberidge Lane to sell marijuana.
—Madeline Mitchell, The Enquirer, 6 Aug. 2020
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Since the separation, Highers has been staying at the home of his brother, Raymond Highers — his one-time codefendant in a murder case.
—Christina Hall, Detroit Free Press, 20 Feb. 2018
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His sister and codefendant, Stephany Perez, 26, of Oxnard, is scheduled to go on trial in the case next February.
—Staff Reports, USA TODAY, 25 Aug. 2022
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None of the three individuals who entered guilty pleas will be required to testify against the remaining codefendants, including the main target of the case, Young Thug.
—Nick Valencia, CNN, 31 Oct. 2024
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Barnes and her two codefendants, Susan Broshears, 50, and Jamie Hubiak, 35, have all pleaded not guilty, according to court records.
—Sarah Loesch, The Indianapolis Star, 9 Feb. 2024
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