21.   The bill would allow juries to decide during a sentencing phase whether the defendant was retarded.

22.   The bill would allow juries to decide in the sentencing phase whether a person was mentally retarded.

23.   The dissenters then assailed the court for extending this prohibition to the sentencing phase.

24.   The sentencing phase of his trial begins Wednesday.

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

26.   The sentencing phase of her trial is set to begin Tuesday morning.

27.   The sentencing phase of his trial continues on Tuesday.

28.   Typically, a distinct sentencing phase of the trial is held after a jury convicts a defendant of first-degree murder.

29.   Under Texas law, the jury of six women and six men will reconvene tomorrow for the sentencing phase of the trial.

30.   Yates faces life in prison or the death penalty when the sentencing phase of the trial starts on Thursday.