Questione giuridica chiave
Whether the right to reply was violated because the defendant could not comment on the prosecution's written submissions.
Decisione estratta
No violation occurred because counsel knew or should have known of the right to reply and did not request time or file comments before judgment.
Motivazione estratta
The submissions were sent for information, more than three months passed before judgment, and an informed represented party may be deemed to have waived the reply right if no reaction follows.