The judge, Sterling Johnson of United States District Court, dismissed the jurors after concluding they were deadlocked.

Sterling Johnson.

Officials like Sterling Johnson, the city's special narcotics prosecutor, contend that providing clean needles gives official sanction to drug abuse.

Sterling Johnson, special narcotics prosecutor, said the shooting underscored the ruthless violence of gangs that sell crack.

Consider, for instance, the warning from Sterling Johnson, New York City's chief drug prosecutor.

Their cases will be handled by the office of Sterling Johnson, the city's special narcotics prosecutor.

One nominee, Sterling Johnson, has been confirmed.

"Sterling Johnson is not going to be out on the street with a tin cup."

"It's an excellent batting average," Sterling Johnson, the special narcotics prosecutor for the city, said of the raid.

"Sterling Johnson has nothing to do with the day-to-day activities of the Manhattan District Attorney's office," Ms. Blackburne said.