Rather than file criminal charges against corporations, federal prosecutors — looking to dispose of cases efficiently and to avoid damaging companies needlessly — increasingly are striking deals.
"We receive regular reports from our members all over the country that the use of associate prosecutors frequently results in unnecessary adjournments and wasted costs as they are unable to make decisions to dispose of cases.
There is pressure on both sides to dispose of cases quickly.
The judge was appointed by the local governor, with whom he worked closely to dispose of cases.
A multifaceted approach was adopted to dispose of cases expeditiously, including, among other things, the appointment of more judges and judicial commissioners, the use of information technology, electronic filing of documents and promoting the use of alternative dispute resolution.
Batterers intervention programs became a way of disposing of many cases, and they proliferated.
They are constrained to follow Supreme Court precedent, and most of their work consists of unanimously disposing of routine cases.
Since 2002, the time spent waiting for cases to be disposed of has gone to 95 days, from 76 days, Mr. Jacobson said.
PREMINGER: Put her.... Yes? VOICE OF SCHWARTZ'S SECRETARY: Mr. Preminger, Judge Klein's assistant called and left word that the judge is disposing of the case this morning.
Even so, Mr. Bo's popularity and clout makes disposing of his case an "extremely dangerous" matter for party leaders, said Cheng Li, a scholar of the Chinese leadership at the Brookings Institution in Washington.
