Though the case was small, prosecutors needed two years to ready it for a grand jury.

It is like an indictment (something that the prosecutor needs to get before the trial).

"Police and prosecutors need new laws to meet those threats."

The cases have closed, and prosecutors no longer need the evidence.

The federal prosecutor needed to sign off on it, which is where I came in.

But they fall short of providing the legal tools that prosecutors need to combat the problem effectively.

Otherwise, Chew argued, a prosecutor need not be so endorsed.

Judges and public prosecutors need fear no supervision, because so far there has been none.

Officials argue that prosecutors and others need their cars nearby.

"And prosecutors need above all else to preserve their credibility to be effective crime fighters."