This post will answers some frequently asked questions on the legal concept of joint representation.
What is joint representation?
Joint representation means the same attorney is representing several defendants.
This does NOT mean that jurors are to regard them as if they are one person. Each of these defendants may receive separate consideration of the evidence.
The question of whether or not guilt has been proven beyond a reasonable doubt is personal to each defendant and decided individually. It is completely irrelevant how many lawyers there are in the case.
Is there a conflict of interest with joint representation?
In most cases a lawyer typically declines to act for more than one codefendant.
However, there are certain circumstances in which common representation of persons having similar interests is proper.
It is the duty of judges to assure themselves that no conflict of interest exists. Judges also have a responsibility to ensure that the defendant adequately understands the risks and potential dangers of this representation and that each acknowledges an understanding of this information.
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