Alaska § 12.20.060 - Discharge of codefendant as bar.
Full text of Alaska Alaska Statutes § 12.20.060 — Discharge of codefendant as bar., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 12.20.060. Discharge of codefendant as bar.
It is an acquittal of the defendant discharged and a bar to another prosecution for the same crime when two or more persons are charged in the same indictment, and the court dismisses the indictment against a defendant (1) before that defendant has begun to present a defense and on the application of the prosecuting attorney so that the defendant may be a witness for the state; or
(2) before the evidence is closed and on the application of another defendant on trial so that the discharged defendant may be a witness for a codefendant, and when, in the opinion of the court, there is not sufficient evidence to require the discharged defendant to present a defense.
Source: official Alaska text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 12.20.060 ("Discharge of codefendant as bar.") is part of the Alaska Statutes, the codified statutory law of Alaska. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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