A senior official in the criminal justice system with knowledge of the case said the chances of fresh prosecutions were minimal, despite the latest revelations.
A 17-year-old and a 15-year-old can have legal sex in one European Union country (Denmark) but commit a crime if they canoodle in Britain (though in practice the risk of prosecution would be minimal).Perhaps the most highly charged issue of all is the roles of men and women.
If the court had struck down the offensive parts of the law, the damage to child-pornography prosecutions would be minimal.
It should be noted that the Pentagon says removing this power from commanders will effect "good order and discipline" but clearly 49 rapes a day with minimal prosecutions is not an order that is either "good" or "disciplined".
For the banks, the potential rewards far exceed the possible fines, and are not offset by the apparently minimal risk of prosecution.
The advocacy groups asserted that the failure to apply Philippine law to the US military increased the risk of further environmental damage by informing other violators that minimal risk for prosecution would follow the illegal entry into this World Heritage Site.
Lawyers for Mr. Bakaly argued for a directed verdict of acquittal, saying the prosecution had not even made a minimal case that he had lied in denying discussing secret information.
"The successful prosecution of these cases will only restore minimal confidence in the system," he said.
There is clearly a growing sense of confidence among victims that they will be, at the least, believed by those close to them – even if the prosecution falls by the wayside or lead to minimal sentences.
Ingham pleaded not guilty to the charge of affray and this was accepted after the prosecution deemed his involvement in the incident to be minimal after appearing at York Crown Court on 1 September 2010.
