31. On occasion, prosecutors file charges under court seal when they are pressuring a defendant to cooperate with authorities and want to avoid alerting other suspects in the case. 32. One major event that spurred the riots, according to an affidavit prosecutors filed Thursday, was the shooting of Taka NiSweeney, a young black man. 33. Once prosecutors filed their appeal, they handed the order to defense attorneys and said it was now public, and it was distributed. 34. Prosecutors could file charges in Superior Court, take the case to a county or state grand jury, or drop the case. 35. Prosecutors filed the suit today in a federal court in Rapid City, South Dakota. 36. Prosecutors filed their response under seal. 37. Prosecutors filed a first-degree murder charge against Hall after a lengthy interrogation during which he tearfully confessed to the crime. 38. Prosecutors filed a motion objecting to a defense attempt to essentially litigate the admissibility of DNA-tested evidence. 39. Prosecutors filed the suit under the federal Superfund law. 40. Prosecutors filed, under seal, their opposition to the defense request that the case be thrown out for lack of evidence. |