Originally posted by lamonte
Even if we knew they wouldn't matter much for these are very complicated cases and the decisions are made very much on case-to case basis. Also, stronger evidence does not always mean stronger case, so there's no easy way to predict which way a particalar case will go. Add the processing delay into the equation and you'll see that no prediction can be made at all. The same case will be considered in NSC and VSC a year apart, and a lot can happen in year.