51.   On orders from the higher court, Ito withdrew the jury instruction, a move that sent defense attorneys scrambling over the weekend.

52.   The case could go to the jury as early as Tuesday afternoon, following closing defense arguments and jury instructions.

53.   The court said she made no errors in jury instructions or in the constitutionality and amount of the damages.

54.   The company also contended the jury got incorrect instructions about punitive damages and that the damages awarded were excessive.

55.   The last-minute arguments and motions pushed back jury instructions and opening arguments.

56.   The last-minute motions pushed back jury instructions and opening statements.

57.   There was little debate about jury instructions, which Ito was to give jurors before prosecutors begin opening statements later in the day.

58.   There was little debate about jury instructions, which Ito will give the jury before prosecutors begin their opening statements.

59.   Three have been executed, all by injection, and all three had been sentenced during the period when the questionable jury instructions were used.

60.   U.S. District Judge Leonard Sand began jury instructions, and deliberations could being Thursday.