After the defence and prosecution have made their summing up on Saturday morning, the three judges will retire to consider their verdict and pass sentence.

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According to an article in the AP, cases in Italy must pass two levels of appeal before the verdicts are final so Berlusconi, who was reportedly not in court when the verdict was announced, will have a chance to get his conviction overturned.

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