On 21 January 2009, a three-judge court ordered prosecutors to try him.
"I could see no other option than to do what I did," he told the three-judge court hearing his case today.
Ultimately, the three-judge court will have final say on this.
He was explicitly authorized to do so this month by a special three-judge Federal court.
He faces a possible life sentence if convicted by the three-judge court.
But those reports were ultimately issued with the approval of a three-judge court.
If there are, she must apply to the special three-judge court for appointment of an independent counsel.
But if the three-judge court acts quickly in the city's favor, the election process would not be interrupted.
The case now goes back to a special three-judge Federal court, which upheld the law last year.
They can now appeal to the full three-judge federal court.