21.   She advised her colleagues to examine the record carefully now that the committee has moved to the punishment phase.

22.   The Appeals Court then ordered Kollar-Kotelly to handle the punishment phase of the case.

23.   The defense rested its case Tuesday in the punishment phase of the trial.

24.   The Nebraska case is unusual in that his attorneys challenged the Nebraska method of execution after Mata was convicted in January, but before reaching the punishment phase.

25.   The punishment phase of her trial begins Tuesday.

26.   The punishment phase of the trial was notable for the passivity of Harris County prosecutors, usually considered among the most aggressive in the nation.

27.   The punishment phase of the trial begins Thursday before District Judge Mike Lynch.

28.   The punishment phase will begin after the verdict is reached, with at least two days of testimony expected.

29.   The real battle begins Wednesday, lawyers said, when testimony begins in the punishment phase.

30.   The punishment phase is under way.