51.   It prompted state prosecutors to accept an offer by Barboza to plead guilty to second-degree murder, and he served less than five years in prison.

52.   Julie Parsley, a Texas state prosecutor, agreed that Cannon slept during the trial but argued that his napping did not justify a new trial.

53.   Last December, state prosecutors boasted that they were running the kingpin of a sex-for-sale empire out of town for good.

54.   Lawyers for the teen-agers say state prosecutors have overreacted by saying they would seek the death penalty for the two.

55.   Leipzig state prosecutor Norbert Roeger would not confirm tax evasion allegations, citing a continuing investigation.

56.   Liggett is negotiating with state prosecutors to hand over sensitive industry documents as part of a settlement, according to an attorney for one of the states.

57.   Liggett said it was negotiating with state prosecutors to hand over sensitive industry documents as part of a settlement.

58.   Local business people, angered by what they see as special treatment, are lobbying for their own state prosecutor to deal with crimes against business.

59.   McEachen asked a state prosecutor as he settled into his seat on the bench.

60.   New York state prosecutors also declined to press the case, and Schumer was never charged with any wrongdoing.