11.   As in most Northeastern states, prosecutors seek the death penalty only rarely.

12.   Authorities quickly conducted an autopsy, which prosecutors had sought as part of a criminal investigation.

13.   Because prosecutors did not seek the death penalty, the only sentence is life in prison with no chance of release.

14.   Because prosecutors are not seeking the death penalty, Graham faces life imprisonment if convicted.

15.   A jury last month convicted Sybille of misdemeanor assault rather than the aggravated assault conviction sought by prosecutors.

16.   A lawyer for Amezcua said a letter from the State Department saying American prosecutors would not seek a life sentence was considered insufficient by the court.

17.   A hearing is scheduled Monday to set a date for arguments on whether Loukaitas should be tried as an adult, which the prosecutor is seeking.

18.   A prosecutor is seeking to have the party outlawed on the ground that it is working to undermine the secular basis of the Turkish state.

19.   After removing Cherry from the April trial, Garrett agreed to allow prosecutors to seek their own psychological study of the former Ku Klux Klansman.