Presiding Justice Dennis Perluss, center, addresses as Associate Justices Fred Woods, left, and Laurie Zelon listen during a hearing at the California Second District Court of Appeal in Los Angeles, Thursday, Dec. 10, 2009. Prosecutors and attorneys for Roman Polanski faced intense questioning Thursday by three appeals court justices during a hearing that could decide the fate of the fugitive film director's long-delayed sex case.
(AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, Pool)