31.   The punishment phase of the trial began immediately to determine if King will be sentenced to death, or to life in prison.

32.   The state will not offer any evidence during the punishment phase and did not question the defense witnesses Thursday.

33.   Then came the punishment phase.

34.   Then, several months later, Price tried Hathorn, who testified only at the punishment phase of his trial, hoping to avoid execution.

35.   Then, if the person is convicted of capital murder, there is a separate punishment phase.

36.   They could still call the siblings to testify during the punishment phase.

37.   Treanor has agreed to testify for the prosecution if there is a punishment phase to the trial of McVeigh, who has pleaded not guilty.

38.   Defense attorney Wendell Odom said the state never presented an expert to testify during the punishment phase that Yates would be a future danger to society.

39.   District Judge Belinda Hill, who read the verdict, said jurors would begin hearing testimony Wednesday in the punishment phase of the case.

40.   During the punishment phase of the trial, psychiatrists testifying for the defense said Battaglia suffered from a bipolar disorder characterized by extremely manic and depressive behavior.