RI · rules
R.I. Super. Ct. R. Crim. P. 8
Joinder of Offenses and of Defendants
(a) Joinder of Offenses. Two (2)
or more offenses may be charged in the same indictment, information, or complaint
in a separate count for each offense if the offenses charged, whether felonies or
misdemeanors or both, are of the same or similar character or are based on the same
act or transaction or on two (2) or more acts or transactions connected together or
constituting parts of a common scheme or plan.
(b) Joinder of Defendants. Two (2) or more defendants may be charged in the
same indictment, information, or complaint if they are alleged to have participated
in the same act or transaction or in the same series of acts or transactions constituting
an offense or offenses. Such defendants may be charged in one (1) or more counts
together or separately and all of the defendants need not be charged in each count.
Provenance
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- courts.ri.gov
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- 2026-09-24
- Edition
- 2026-09-24
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