Joinder and Severance

Authors

Peter A. Joy, Washington University in St. Louis School of LawFollow
Paul C. Giannelli, Case Western Reserve University School of Law

Document Type

Article

Language

English (en)

Publication Date

1979

Publication Title

Public Defender Reporter

Abstract

Joinder and severance issues may arise from either (1) the joinder of offenses allegedly committed by one defendant or (2) the joinder of defendants. The importance of joinder cannot be overestimated. As one commentator has noted: "The way in which the prosecutor chooses to combine offenses or defend­ ants in a single indictment is perhaps second in importance only to his decision to prosecute. Whether a defendant is tried en masse with many other partici­pants in an alleged crime, or in a separate trial of his own, will often be decisive of the outcome.

Keywords

Joinder, Severance, Criminal Procedure, Criminal Law

Publication Citation

Paul C. Giannelli & Peter A. Joy, Joinder and Severance, 2 Pub. Defender Rep. 1 (1979)

Repository Citation

Joy, Peter A. and Giannelli, Paul C., "Joinder and Severance" (1979). Scholarship@WashULaw. 824.
https://openscholarship.wustl.edu/law_scholarship/824