11.   Assistant District Attorney Mike Parrish, the lead prosecutor, also said the case will be difficult.

12.   Assistant U.S. Attorney Michael Gennaco, the lead prosecutor in the case, declined to comment Wednesday.

13.   Assistant US Attorney Paul Kelly, the lead prosecutor, was quick to credit Charlestown residents who risked their lives to come forward.

14.   Before the court session began Wednesday morning, Joseph H. Hartzler, the lead prosecutor, paused to hold the hands of victims at the rear of the courtroom.

15.   Benedict, the lead prosecutor, has said that family members helped Skakel clean up and cover his tracks.

16.   Both Padilla and Rodriguez face mandatory life in prison, said the lead prosecutor, Jonathan D. Schwartz.

17.   A day before, lead prosecutor Jesus Humberto Prego Chavez was killed.

18.   According to the lead prosecutor in the first McMartin trial, Lael Rubin, it was Garcetti who was deeply involved in supervising that case.

19.   After the favorable questioning by defense lawyers had ended, Warner, the lead prosecutor, said that he had no questions.

20.   But lead prosecutor Greg Davis said Wednesday that the crime itself helped overcome that obstacle.