Rule 8. Joinder of Offenses and of Defendants

(a) Joinder of Offenses.

(1) Mandatory Joinder. If several offenses are actually known to the prosecuting attor-

(2) Permissive Joinder. Two or more offenses may be charged in the same indictment or information 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 two or more acts or transactions connected together or constituting parts of a common scheme or plan.

(b) Joinder of Defendants. Two or more defendants may be charged in the same indict-

Committee Notes

Source: (a) amended December 6, 1990, and effective March 1, 1991; entire rule