I think they're appropriate where the case warrants it, and this one did.

But he said the case warranted a murder charge because "no one has the right to take the law into their own hands."

The company's lawyers argued yesterday that the case did not even warrant the court's attention, saying the matter was really about common sense and individual responsibility.

This case "probably did not warrant a no-knock," she said, "and the results were disastrous."

Certainly, the numbers are very small, with the Ombudsman finding that just 10 cases warranted investigation.

For those whose cases warrant the death penalty, he said, the notion that no pain should be involved in an execution makes no sense.

Still, he said, he decided the case warranted coverage.

The physical evidence was too strong, and the case, at this point, too solid to warrant a backpedal.

More serious cases however may warrant that immediate action is taken to reduce the risk to building occupants.

Does the administrative judge have a role in getting something done about that if the case warrants it?