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Prosecutor Elizabeth Smart? Perhaps, Dad Says

(Dec. 13) -- Elizabeth Smart gave big hugs to prosecutors after they won a conviction against the man who kidnapped her as a teenager and held her captive for nine months. And she's drawing inspiration from their work, considering a possible career as a prosecutor. Smart, who is "doing just great" since street preacher...

Prosecutors Decide Not to Retry Rod Blagojevich's Brother

CHICAGO (Aug. 26) -- Former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich is set to go back on trial in early January, but he will stand alone as a defendant this time after prosecutors dismissed all corruption charges against his brother on Thursday. U.S. District Court Judge James Zagel said Rod Blagojevich's retrial will start the...

Al Gore Avoids Sexual Misconduct Charges

(July 31) -- Citing a "lack of credible evidence," including conflicting witness statements, the Portland area District Attorney on Friday declined to charge Vice President Al Gore with sexual misconduct as alleged by Oregon masseuse Molly Hagerty.

Would Stymied Gotti Prosecutors Try (Try, Try, Try, Try) Again?

(Nov. 20) -- Legally, there's no limit. But all the same, prosecutors in the U.S. Attorney's Office in New York working the case of mobster John Gotti Jr. must be wondering: When a defendant gets off thanks to repeated mistrials, how many times can you retry him before it's time to concede defeat? Gotti's ongoing trial,...

Background on prosecutors

The prosecutor is the chief legal representative of the prosecution in countries with either the common law adversarial system, or the civil law inquisitorial system.

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