1.   Assistant District Attorney Mike Parrish said Wednesday that he dismissed the murder charges, which is a standard procedure when charges are upgraded.

2.   His lawyer, James P. McCormack, said the prosecutor was considering upgrading the charge to first-degree murder, which could bring the death penalty.

3.   If the investigation shows that the killings were premeditated, Kissinger said the charges could be upgraded to first-degree murder.

4.   On Wednesday, they said they hope to upgrade the charges so they can pursue the death penalty.

5.   Prosecutors said they were considering upgrading the charges to first-degree murder, which would make Ambrosovich eligible for the death penalty.

6.   Prosecutors say the charges may be upgraded depending on the autopsy results.

7.   Romley said upgrading the charges from second-degree to first-degree murder was not a response to public pressure or worldwide coverage of the case.

8.   She was initially charged with failure to stop and render aid, but the police upgraded the charge to murder this week after the medical examiner changed his finding.

9.   Sutton also denounced reports that prosecutors were considering upgrading their charge against her grandson from attempted murder to murder.

10.   That would allow murder charges to be upgraded to capital murder charges.