Such arrangements are not uncommon in Germany and are intended to avoid costly trials.

In time, after costly trial and error, the new defense will surely leapfrog the old offense, as it always does.

"And the district attorney's office realized this would be a very costly trial."

A lengthy and costly trial followed, in which the parties passionately stated their cases.

The settlement will allow the two sides to avoid a costly trial that had been expected later this year.

At the same time they have mounted costly trials to prove the value of such advice.

The trial was one of the most costly, complicated and longest trials in British Columbia.

The long, costly criminal trial ended with a "not guilty" verdict on October 3, 1995.

Nor was it his responsibility alone that the Administration stumbled its way to a policy in Somalia by costly trial and error.

Prosecutors, however, say the new policy is a success, saving the court costly trials that have taken a year or more on average.