1.   The chief prosecutor told the court that Johnson was guilty of a horrible crime and asked for the maximum sentence.

2.   And he became the first chief prosecutor in the state to assemble a team trained to evaluate potential death penalty cases and make recommendations to Hynes.

3.   And let us not neglect smaller victories against incivility, as in the case of the quasi-penitent Marcia Clark, chief prosecutor in the O. J. Simpson murder trial.

4.   Announcing his decision Monday, the chief prosecutor at the tribunal, Judge Richard Goldstone, said he would not be swayed by considerations of this evident dilemma.

5.   Any domestic trial on war crimes charges must still end with his extradition, Carla del Ponte, the chief prosecutor, has said.

6.   As the jurors were on their way, however, chief prosecutor Marcia Clark reminded Ito that she had to leave court because of child-care problems.

7.   Bill Cervone, chief assistant prosecutor, said his office might determine this week whether to pursue the existing charges, file reduced ones or dismiss the case.

8.   A day earlier, chief prosecutor Marcia Clark had said she might seek to replace Ito out of concern that his ability to preside fairly had been compromised.

9.   A judge dismissed the jury and the chief prosecutor, Galveston District Attorney Mike Guarino, dropped the case.

10.   A roaring ovation greeted chief prosecutor Joseph Hartzler as he exited the courthouse before hundreds of people who had swarmed downtown.