Jackson, TN asked in Criminal Law for Tennessee

Q: can a judge sentence a person when there where 2 ppl that was accused of a crime but only 1 got charged the other MIA

there where 2 people that was accused of a crime 1 went on the run the other 1 stayed and was shot 5 times but nothing was done the suspect went jail with no evidence but the name/address of the other one was given to the suspect public defender he looked him up he was on probation but the public defender didn't turn it in so the suspect is doing the guy on the run time and the judge lied about the suspect background what can I do

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Anthony M. Avery
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  • Criminal Law Lawyer
  • Knoxville, TN
  • Licensed in Tennessee

A: Sometimes that is a good defense at Trial: that is the other guy did most of the Crimes. There is nothing preventing the State from just prosecuting you however. Hire a competent attorney to file Discovery and other Motions. If you know where the other suspect is, you might be able to Subpoena him to Trial, if the State will not arrest him. Even if he does not show up, it might be a significant defense to argue with.

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