THIS IS NOT AN APRIL FOOL'S DAY JOKE!
The Justice Department has moved to drop all charges against former Senator Ted Stevens due to prosecutorial misconduct.
The New York Times reports:
"Attorney General Holder, who made the decision to move to drop the charges, said in a statement, “I have concluded that certain information should have been provided to the defense for use at trial.” He said it was “in the interests of justice” to dismiss the indictment and forgo a new trial.
Mr. Stevens’s lawyers, Brendan V. Sullivan, Jr. and Robert M. Cary, welcomed the decision in a statement and praised Mr. Holder as “a pillar of integrity in the legal community.” The statement called the case “a sad story and a warning to everyone” that “any citizen can be convicted if prosecutors are hell-bent on ignoring the Constitution.”
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/02/us/politics/02stevens.html?hp
Amen to that Brother Brendan! All you prosecutors out there should be proud of Eric Holder. All we defense attorneys can return to our cynical selves -- tomorrow.
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