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DOJ seeking now to drop all charges against former Senator Ted Stevens

By Douglas A. Berman

The AP has this remarkable news in a high-profile case that I had thought was now primarily a sentencing story: The Justice Department has asked a judge to drop corruption charges against former Sen. Ted Stevens, saying prosecutors withheld evidence from the trial that led to his conviction. The 85-year-old Alaska Republican was convicted late last year on seven felony counts of lying on Senate financial disclosure forms to conceal hundreds of thousands of dollars in gifts and home renovations from a businessman. In early morning court filings Wednesday, the Justice Department said prosecutors withheld evidence from Stevens' defense team that could have been used at trial. Prosecutors asked that the charges be dropped. They said they will not seek a new trial...continue to full post

Full post as published by Sentencing Law and Policy on April 01, 2009 (boomark / email).