The federal government will drop charges against the former United States Senator from Alaska, Ted Stevens, after being found guilty by a jury of his peers on charges of corruption and bribery.
This turn of events will force a district federal judge to vacate the conviction against Stevens, instead of imposing sentence.
Justice seldom is so near-sighted when it comes to the common American. I wonder how long it would have taken the federal government to drop charges against an average citizen after it came to light there may have been some inconsistencies in how its prosecutor handled evidence? I believe it would have been highly unlikely. Most district courts would leave it up to the appellate court to deliver such a ruling.
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