The persistent theory put forward by prosecutors was that Guede could not have acted alone.
Under Connecticut's persistent serious felony offender law, a prosecutor can seek an increased sentence if the offender has been convicted and incarcerated for one previous felony.
Ditto for Sterling K. Brown, who captures the persistent, sometimes apparently crippling, unease of the prosecutor Christopher Darden, who was pitted so awkwardly against his co-racialists, both outside and within the courtroom.
Prosecutor Joel Smith said it was a "persistent campaign" designed to "cause damage, financial losses and press exposure".
The prosecutor's office also denied yesterday persistent reports that the leader of the Beslan militants - dubbed 'the Colonel' - had escaped.
Prosecutor Joel Smith said theirs was a "persistent campaign" designed to "cause damage, financial losses and press exposure".
The state's existing persistent offender laws are considered weak and useful mainly to prosecutors negotiating plea bargains.
The investigation, which comes as members of Congress and regulators consider tougher laws for dealing with persistent violators, involves some of the Justice Department's most senior environmental prosecutors in Washington working with assistant United States attorneys in districts around the country.
Despite the confident speech, by the time Mr. Reeves defended the detective in that 1997 murder trial there was already growing evidence available to prosecutors that Mr. Scarcella's work was marred by persistent and troubling patterns.
This was the same amount of time as the Prosecution was given, despite Milošević's persistent claims that he only was given half of the time that the Prosecution was given to present his evidence (Prosecutor v. Milošević 25 February 2004c).
