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Wendy Osefo and her husband, Eddie Osefo, requested separate trials after being arrested earlier this month on expenses of insurance coverage fraud, conspiracy, and making a false assertion to a police officer. However why?
Because the Actual Housewives of Potomac couple, each 41, continues to place up a united entrance, a few authorized consultants — who are usually not related to the case — have spoken out, sharing why Wendy and Eddie might wish to be tried as people, slightly than co-defendants.
“Some causes the 2 might wish to be tried individually embody totally different protection methods associated to at least one defendant-spouse not eager to be prejudiced by proof in opposition to the opposite partner; or the defenses might embody making an attempt to deflect blame on one partner by implicating the opposite,” felony protection legal professional John W. Day defined to Us Weekly.
He continued, “And there could also be proof in opposition to one partner that [is] not robust in opposition to the opposite, and that partner might not wish to be prejudiced by the opposite’s proof. This can be a good transfer by the protection attorneys. It’s commonplace in any respect for spouses to need their instances severed from one another. We don’t [have] sufficient proper now to know the protection technique.”
One other supply, Lauren Johnson-Norris, who can also be a felony protection legal professional, stated that it’s “fairly frequent” for {couples} indicted collectively to request separate trials.
“However that request will not be a typical or routine step,” she acknowledged. “It displays the precise strategic and authorized dynamics of the case. Individually making an attempt spouses might give every particular person a greater probability to regulate their very own protection, keep away from the dangers of ‘guilt by affiliation,’ and pursue negotiated outcomes tailor-made to their circumstances.”
After being accused of staging a house theft in April 2024, Wendy filed paperwork on October 17, requesting that the costs in opposition to her be thrown out, alleging an unlawful arrest, and asking for a separate trial from Eddie.
Of the transfer, Wendy’s authorized workforce instructed Us Weekly, “The motions that had been filed by our authorized workforce are customary motions which might be filed in each felony case in Maryland. These motions are meant to immediate prosecutors to provide proof pursuant to the Maryland Guidelines. It’s routine to file these motions on the outset of each case to protect proof and assert our shoppers’ rights, although not each part is relevant to each case.”
Every week later, on October 24, Eddie’s lawyer filed paperwork on his behalf, additionally requesting that his expenses be dropped and expressing curiosity in a separate trial.
Amid the authorized ordeal, Eddie took to Instagram the place he promoted a pop-up occasion for his hashish enterprise, Completely satisfied Eddie.
“TOMORROW be a part of me [Far & Dotter] in Pikesville from 1-3pm the place [Happy Eddie] shall be freely giving all forms of goodies! Decide up your favourite Completely satisfied Eddie 🍃(Zen Wen, Velvet Slippers, Nutty Professor, Oreoz, Apple Fritter, Nigerian Silver & Mischief) simply in time for the weekend. Completely satisfied Friday-eve,” his put up learn.
Following the sharing of the flyer, Wendy “preferred” the put up and provided a collection of emojis, together with clapping arms, fireplace, and a kissing face, as Eddie responded with a coronary heart and a without end signal.
The Actual Housewives of Potomac season 10 airs Sundays at 8/7c on Bravo.
