Alternatively, they may try for a plea-bargain with the prosecution that would avoid turpitude altogether.
In their ruling Thursday, the justices cited prejudicial evidence by the prosecution that was not properly explained to the jury or dismissed by the original trial judge.
In their ruling on Thursday, the justices cited prejudicial evidence by the prosecution that was not properly explained to the jury or dismissed by the original trial judge.
She accepted, in full, arguments put forward by the prosecution that have potentially devastating implications for Mr Berlusconi (who denies any wrongdoing).
Ironically, it was the prosecution that had to believe unreservedly in Pistorius on his own terms, had – in effect – to side with him.
Asked whether the plea bargain negotiations were delaying the case, Ntabazalila suggested it was the police, not the prosecution, that had asked for more time.
In Mr. Vakhabdzhanov's case, for instance, Kyrgyzstan's Supreme Court this year ordered a retrial, citing errors in the prosecution that led an Osh court to sentence him to 15 years in prison.
Judges granted the extra month to the defense because the prosecution had been late in delivering a portion of the evidence — about 3 percent of the total, according to the prosecution — that must be shared with the defense team.
He led the investigation and supervised the prosecution that brought Timothy McVeigh to justice.
Last week, during pretrial hearings, the five defendants rejected plea deals offered by the prosecution that would have reduced their maximum prison sentences to three years.
It is the prosecution that usually suffers from lost witnesses and fading memories.
