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Sen. Stevens Loses His Bid for Mistrial

By M. Morris, Newser Staff

Posted Oct 2, 2008 5:45 PM CDT

(Newser) – Ted Stevens' corruption trial will continue despite serious errors by prosecutors, a federal judge in Washington ruled this afternoon. Material that should have been turned over to the senator's defense team much earlier surfaced Wednesday, infuriating Judge Emmet Sullivan, the Anchorage Daily News reports. He declined to dismiss the case or declare a mistrial despite responding to the prosecutors' contention that the omission was "human error" by calling it "probably intentional."

In this file photo, Sen. Ted Stevens of Alaska and his daughter, Beth, arrives for opening arguments. (Getty Images)

In this file photo, Sen. Ted Stevens of Alaska arrives for opening arguments. (Getty Images)

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