Oral hearings are rare, but Assange's lawyers said it would be wrong for the judge to deny their request because documents regarding an "important piece of evidence" – text messages sent by the plaintiffs in August 2010 – are being withheld by the prosecution and can only be read out to the judge in open court.
Members of Congress have immunity from normal prosecution and can only be tried by the Supreme Court; this is one of the unfortunate structural reasons why a majority of legislators are under investigation for a range of crimes).
Because North Korea has not ratified the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court, prosecution in that court can only be started by a Security Council resolution.
He is banned from driving for 25 months, and while there is no additional fine, he still must pay £200 – £85 prosecution costs and £115 victim surcharge, which can only be consolidated with his current fines.
Opposition activists claim the move was designed to shield Lula from prosecution over charges relating to Operation Lava Jato, as ministers can only be tried in the supreme court.
The evidence was important, since defendants can only be put to death in Texas if the prosecution demonstrates that they represent a future threat to society.
For those fixed penalty offences that can only be tried in the magistrates' court, such a prosecution would have to be commenced within six months of the offence.
Crucial documentary evidence regarding the 2007-08 post-election vincludinginconcerningncerning the conduct of the accused, can only be found in Kenya and is only accessible to the prosecution through the assistance of the government of Kenya.
They can only be used on private property, according to new guidance from the UK's Crown Prosecution Service.
Bob Oddy, the union's Deputy General Secretary, said the private prosecution is based on section 11 of the Private Hire Vehicles (London) Act 1998, which states that meters can only be used by licensed taxis.
