Justice Department aims to cut evidence-sharing lapses
Posted: October 16, 2009 at 5:26 a.m.
Justice Department leaders are pressing ahead to prevent lapses by prosecutors in sharing evidence in criminal cases, a series of changes spurred by failures that led the federal government to take a highly unusual step earlier this year and abandon the conviction of former Sen. Ted Stevens, R-Alaska.
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