Legal Question in Criminal Law in Virginia

Re: guilty witness

No, not necessarily, in fact it might turn out to be a good decision only for the prosecutor rather than for the other co-defendant, but many more relevant facts would be needed in order to make a more definitive determination on this issue.(Also worthy of consideration, is the possibility that as a recently convicted felon or misdemenant found guilty of a crime involving moral turpitude, the convicted one might also find that his trial testimony is subject to impeachment--shown to be inherently uncredible--by the prosecution.)