It could harm him: he now loses immunity from prosecution, which might have come in handy.
The prosecution, which claims it acted on its own, used its challenges effectively, if reprehensibly.
He had to clear everything he said with the prosecution, which gave them an unfair advantage.
Illegal downloading does have drawbacks that go beyond the threat of prosecution, which is relatively rare among average listeners.
It was also helpful to the prosecution, which upped its request from 30 years to life in prison without parole.
The grand jury works with the prosecution, which has the investigative services of the police at its disposal.
He changed his story, dramatically, to fit the prosecution, which prompted his judge to call him "an absolute liar".
The prosecution, which concluded its case last week, has to prove that Mr. Blagojevich knowingly and intentionally violated the law.
A private prosecution which is politically motivated, for example, may well be cut off for this reason.
That prosecution, which diverted public attention from Enron to the conduct of its accounting firm, effectively destroyed Andersen.
Human-rights groups have criticised the private prosecution, which has been brought by Mr Correa, as a threat to freedom of expression.
