According to him, the court can not proceed to trial when the plea of the firms which are in joint trial with the other accused persons is in contention. (newsdiaryonline.com)
At common law, courts have broad discretion to conduct joint trials in the interests of justice. (slaw.ca)
To justify their anger against joint trial, the three defendants brought a motion before Justice Hussein Baba - Yusuf of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court, complaining that the continuous unnecessary delay of their trial along with Dasuki is negatively affecting their family business and detrimental to their advantage. (newsdiaryonline.com)