Jones, Walsh, and Bert have been arrested on suspicion of rape and criminal assault of a 14-year-old girl. As the police investigation unfolds evidence provides that there have been three separate assault and rapes of juveniles over a 3-day period.
How should the court rule on Bert’s motion for severance in the case?
The first issue is the court should rule Bert some sort of plea bargain since he has already admitted to committing and assault on one of the girl’s one only one of the days. We believe this only on hearsay because it is a statement, other than one made by the declarant while testifying at the trial or hearing, offered in evidence to prove the truth of the
