If my other co-defendents get there cases dismissed, shouldn’t I get the same treatment?

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If my other co-defendents get there cases dismissed, shouldn’t I get the same treatment?

My other co-defendents got their cases dismmised about 4 months ago and I have been going to court for about a year and 5 months now. Shouldn’t I get the same results? We were all charged with burglary.

Asked on March 29, 2012 under Criminal Law, Florida

Answers:

Kevin Bessant / Law Office of Kevin Bessant & Associates

Answered 12 years ago | Contributor

Criminal cases get dismissed all the time where there a co-defendants, but sometimes for different reasons with each person. If you were all charged with the same thing, and the case was dismissed due to a lack of evidence, then this should be the same across the board. However, if the prosecutor lacked certain evidence to go forward with a criminal prosecution against your friends, but had enough evidence against you,(i.e. a confession, eye witness, physical evidence, etc.),then they by law can still pursue the criminal charges against you, and dismiss against your co-defendants.


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