«Aside from triaging, which is a major way of trying to streamline cases, we are using direct indictments when it's appropriate, and so that does knock out many months from the trial time,» he said. (calgarysun.com)
The mastermind of the April 21, 1990, failed coup, Col Tony Nyiam, retd, has said that the recent outburst by TY Danjuma was a direct indictment of President Muhammadu Buhari rather than the country's Armed Forces. (dailypost.ng)
Addario argued Crown attorneys have a lot of control over the pace of trials, because they can ask a judge to dismiss frivolous defence applications, can draft shorter indictments, vet witness lists, skip a preliminary hearing by drafting a direct indictment, refuse to bring applications to protect confidential informants or to introduce «hearsay» evidence, and could organize disclosure in easily searchable electronic format. (thestar.com)