Lawyers said the resignation would probably have little effect on the criminal prosecution of Andersen.
For example, the big Internet bust of the past year has definitely had a negative effect on the electrical patent prosecution business.
In 16 of these 24 states, lack of disclosure is an element of the crime itself, placing the burden of proof on the prosecution.
What is clear is the cataclysmic effect the bloody glove gambit had on the prosecution's case.
In effect, everything else the prosecution introduced and the defense fulminated over was frosting.
"The effect of Det Supt Fulcher's actions was catastrophic, particularly on the prosecution of Mr Halliwell for the murder of Rebecca," the Independent Police Complaints Commission IPCCC) said in its report yesterday.
He added, "Just the threat of criminal prosecution has a chilling effect on the free flow of information to the public".
Laws like Kenya's Children Act (prohibiting FGC) have little effect on the custom amongst indigenous communities where members fear cultural exclusion more than prosecution.
These findings call into question our understanding of marijuana's effect on the brain and body, and how we decide which drivers will face prosecution for using it.
I was not on the prosecution team.
