Stevens' lawyers ask again for dismissal
WASHINGTON (AP) — Attorneys for Sen. Ted Stevens on Sunday renewed their effort to get a federal corruption case against the veteran Alaskan lawmaker thrown out, saying prosecutors manipulated the story of its star witness to undermine the defense.
"Until today, defense counsel have refrained from alleging intentional misconduct by the government," the lawyers wrote in court papers. "We can no longer do so in good conscience."
U.S. District Judge Emmet G. Sullivan rejected a similar bid for a mistrial or dismissal on Friday after prosecutors said they would share with the defense documents that were mistakenly withheld.
Stevens, 84, is charged with lying on Senate financial disclosure forms about more than $250,000 in home renovations and other gifts from oil pipeline magnate Bill Allen.
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