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Originally Posted by blankall
Makes sense. It just means one trial for all the accused, as opposed to separate trials for each one.
Otherwise, you'd have to have the victim (and all the other witnesses, including the accused) testify at each trial. You'd also have multiple different findings of fact on the same events.
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Makes it easier to point out inconsistencies in the defendants' evidence (and they almost certainly will testify).