Two Separate Defendants Are Charged with Conspiring to Commit Fraud

question 24

Multiple Choice

Two separate defendants are charged with conspiring to commit fraud. Each has chosen to be tried separately. In the first trial evidence is admitted that demonstrates the defendant attempted to conceal her act of stealing cash. At the second trial, the prosecuting attorney can:

• A) Admit the same evidence
• B) Refer to the evidence used at the first trial
• C) Draw a link between the first trial and the second trial
• D) None of the above

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