1.   Attorney General John Cornyn, representing the Senate, said the secret vote appeared unlikely unless the state Supreme Court overturns the lower court ruling early today.

2.   Defense lawyers want the state Supreme Court to overturn all the convictions against the three men, but the court has not yet decided whether to consider that appeal.

3.   In a similar case, the state Supreme Court overturned the conviction of mass murderer Juan Corona.

4.   Savannah juries convicted Williams twice, but the state Supreme Court overturned those verdicts.

5.   The state Supreme Court overturned the murder conviction because of improper evidence, but he is still imprisoned for the other convictions.

6.   The state Supreme Court has overturned the conviction because his confession was coerced.

7.   The state Supreme Court overturned the conviction because of improper jury instructions made by the judge in his case.

8.   The state Supreme Court overturned the conviction, citing ineffective counsel.

9.   This is the second time in a month that the state has overturned an emergency suspension of a license by the commissioner, Dr. Antonia C. Novello.

10.   He said he then will appeal in hopes of getting the state Supreme Court to overturn the law restricting punitive damages.