District Of Columbia § 23-313 - Relief from prejudicial joinder.
Full text of District Of Columbia D.C. Code § 23-313 — Relief from prejudicial joinder., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 23-313. Relief from prejudicial joinder.
23-313If it appears that a defendant or the government is prejudiced by a joinder of offenses or of defendants in an indictment or information or by such joinder for trial together, the court may order an election or separate trials of counts, grant a severance of defendants, or provide whatever other relief justice requires. In ruling on a motion by a defendant for severance the court may order the attorney for the government to deliver to the court for inspection in camera any statements or confessions made by the defendants which the government intends to introduce in evidence at the trial.
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What does D.C. Code § 23-313 cover?
Section 23-313 ("Relief from prejudicial joinder.") is part of the D.C. Code, the codified statutory law of District Of Columbia. 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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