?Overwhelmed? city prosecutors drop half of criminal cases

Published July 18, 2006 4:00am ET



Day in and day out, Baltimore City prosecutors drop charges at a faster rate compared to surrounding counties.

Baltimore City prosecutors dropped more than half of the criminal charges filed last year in District Court, according to records obtained by The Examiner.

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