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Number of Counts in Indictments
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In order to promote the fair administration of justice, as
well as the
perception of justice, all United States Attorneys should charge in
indictments
and informations as few separate counts as are reasonably necessary
to prosecute
fully and successfully and to provide for a fair sentence on
conviction. To the
extent reasonable, indictments and informations should be limited
to fifteen
counts or less, so long as such a limitation does not jeopardize
successful
prosecution or preclude a sentence appropriate to the nature and
extent of the
offenses involved.
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