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Lauren Boebert's son made sex tape with fellow suspect(who was a minor): affidavit (www.newsweek.com)
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[–] BigWheelPowerBrakeSlider@lemmy.world 4 points 7 months ago

If a person has a pending charge and pick up a new one unrelated to the first, unless there is some procedural or legal conflict, the two cases can be (and often are) combined for judicial expediency as it will be the same judge and prosecutor (and public defender if that applies) on both cases. Also, sometimes one jury can hear both charges, and sometimes they need to be tried separately, and that can depend on a variety of factors.