US Drops Stevens Case

摘要

The US Justice Department asked a federal judge on Wednesday to throw out the corruption conviction of former Alaskan Senator Ted Stevens because prosecutors withheld helpful evidence from his lawyers. Attorney General Eric Holder said he decided to abandon the case against Stevens, a Republican who narrowly lost his bid for reelection last year amid heavy publicity over the case, after a review showed prosecutors did not turn over to the defense information that might have helped Stevens' case.