1.   Arguments and testimony in the punishment phase of the trial began Monday afternoon and were to continue Tuesday.

2.   As the punishment phase of the trial began Thursday afternoon, former friends of Atkinson testified to the abuse they witnessed.

3.   After jurors went home for the day, Jones indicated his cross-examination questions were geared toward the punishment phase of the trial, if King is convicted.

4.   But after the punishment phase of the trial, Goeke said he felt relieved.

5.   Closing arguments in the punishment phase will be Wednesday.

6.   Defense gives its side today in the punishment phase.

7.   During the punishment phase of the trial, Nixon and his family implored six jurors to recommend probation.

8.   He became even more upset when his wife, Aneeta Sharma, testified in the punishment phase and said her husband could obey any probation terms.

9.   He insisted that he wanted to die and forbade his attorneys from presenting witnesses during the punishment phase of the trial.

10.   He, as well as his wife Cheryl and his therapist, will testify during the punishment phase of the trial that begins Tuesday.