Fifteen months of inaction by federal prosecutors has prompted a New York judge to issue a rare opinion dismissing with prejudice all charges against a man caught with more than 100 pounds of marijuana in his car. The judge said that if the Speedy Trial Act did not mandate dismissal of the indictment, it would be rendered "a paper tiger with no teeth" -- but emphasized that dismissal under the act is rare: "Fortunately, the government seldom ignores a case for fifteen months after charges are filed."
April 22, 2005 at 12:00 AM
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