Utah Multiple defendants are individuals who are charged with multiple criminal offenses in the same case. This is done in order to save time and resources by having all the defendants in one trial. Utah Multiple defendants can include co-defendants, consecutive defendants, and concurrent defendants. Co-defendants are those who are charged with the same crimes and face the same charges. Consecutive defendants are those who are charged with different crimes and face different charges. Concurrent defendants are those who are charged with multiple offenses, but face the same charges.