11.   Along with two accomplices found guilty on lesser charges, he now faces a probable life term.

12.   All were sentenced to prison, two of them to life terms.

13.   Bretches, who is serving a life term for second-degree murder, has refused one demand for samples.

14.   But that sentence was commuted to a life term on Friday by Gov. George W. Bush.

15.   But the sentence was commuted to a life term by Gov. George W. Bush.

16.   By contrast, Palestinians sentenced to life terms for killing Israelis have not had their sentences commuted.

17.   Chevie Kehoe was sentenced to three life terms.

18.   Corozzo, law enforcement officials say, replaced John Gotti, who is serving a life term in prison.

19.   Critics also have questioned whether Garcetti influenced a plea agreement on behalf of a campaign contributor whose grandson faced a life prison term for a third-strike felony.

20.   Federal prosecutors said they accepted it, though they had urged the judge to impose a life term.