The justice ministry said that the US authorities had failed to provide confidential testimony about Polanski's original sentencing procedure.

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But the prosecutor can ask to have the term extended, or he can charge criminal contempt, which would involve a sentencing procedure.

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The law governing the procedure for such trials -- which has been recently revised -- permits appeals before sentencing, and the court will decide how to deal with issues of defendants being involved in other cases.

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