Stan in TPM Muckraker re: Ring Hung Jury

Both Zeidenberg and Stan Brand, a Washington lawyer who has defended numerous public officials charged with corruption, also suggested that, in light of the Ring mistrial, some of the 17 lobbyists, Hill staffers, and government officials who accepted plea deals in connection with the Abramoff case may be kicking themselves. "It could certainly make some of these defendants think, maybe they should have pushed harder," Brand told TPMmuckraker.

Brand called the mistrial "a setback for Public Integrity, in a line of other setbacks" -- referring to the reversal of the conviction of former senator Ted Stevens, and the subsequent investigation into alleged prosecutorial misconduct during that case.

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