How to Use codefendant in a Sentence

codefendant

noun

• Exxon later joined the government as a codefendant in the case.
  — Antonia Juhasz, WIRED, 20 Dec. 2022
• Madrid and his codefendant, Kevin Mejia, have pleaded not guilty to three counts of murder.
  — Los Angeles Times, 7 July 2021
• The three codefendants were not in custody during the trial.
  — BostonGlobe.com, 31 May 2023
• Trump and his codefendants may not be faced with deciding between a plea or jail.
  — WIRED, 17 Sep. 2023
• 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
• 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
• One big difference: Nearly all of Trump’s codefendants are out on bail.
  — WIRED, 17 Sep. 2023
• 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
• 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
• 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
• Harris and three codefendants have since been arrested and charged with murder.
  — David Anderson, The Aegis, 29 May 2018
• Some of his codefendants have begun turning themselves in.
  — Shaddi Abusaid The Atlanta Journal-Constitution (tns), al, 22 Aug. 2023
• The codefendant testified against Jones, who was convicted and sentenced to death.
  — Dakin Andone, CNN, 18 Nov. 2021
• 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
• 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
• 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
• Hallinan’s codefendant and longtime lawyer, Wheeler K. Neff, was sentenced in May to eight years behind bars.
  — Jeremy Roebuck, Philly.com, 6 July 2018
• 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
• 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
• 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
• Wagner, his codefendant in the case, will appear in court for sentencing in February.
  — Sarah Nelson, The Indianapolis Star, 14 Dec. 2021
• 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
• The case’s prosecutor responded that his office did not name Taylor as a codefendant.
  — Kristen Bellstrom, Fortune, 3 Sep. 2020
• The time limit was enforced near the end of trial and only affected one witness: codefendant Kaleb Franks, who pleaded guilty early on and testified against the others at trial.
  — Tresa Baldas, Detroit Free Press, 2 Sep. 2022
• The codefendants are accused of taking part in a bribery scheme that allegedly benefited Menendez and the Egyptian government.
  — Emma Colton, Fox News, 18 Oct. 2023
• Jones was tried alongside a codefendant who was sentenced to 30 years in prison after pleading guilty to first-degree murder and conspiracy to commit a robbery, per online court records.
  — Dakin Andone, CNN, 18 Nov. 2021
• Since then, Trump has been indicted twice and has expanded the size of his legal team, and his two codefendants in the case related to his retention of classified material work for him.
  — Maggie Haberman, BostonGlobe.com, 30 July 2023
• Although 44 of his codefendants pleaded guilty before trial, Merlino opted to take his chances.
  — Jeremy Roebuck, Philly.com, 20 Feb. 2018
• Tuck, 51, has been charged with six federal crimes in an indictment that lists him as a codefendant of other men tied to Central Florida law enforcement as well as the Proud Boys, a far-right nationalist group.
  — Grace Toohey, orlandosentinel.com, 27 Aug. 2021
• Taylor’s codefendant, Shannon Nichols, was sentenced in February to 50 years in federal prison.
  — Marc Ramirez, Dallas News, 6 May 2020

Last Updated: 27 Jun 2024