11.   Any sentence must be approved by state District Judge Frank Carmona, in whose court the case has been tried.

12.   Attorney General Dennis Vacco hired Ms. LaVallee two years ago to lead the Capital Assistance for Prosecutors Team, which helps county prosecutors try death penalty cases.

13.   Bannon, the prosecutor who tried the case, said the state was hampered by having no blood-alcohol evidence.

14.   Before trying cases, the Tribunal for Yugoslavia should have established clear guidelines on who may be subpoenaed and under what circumstances.

15.   Berman, who also tries murder cases, represented Brazill for about a week after the shooting until the Brazill family tapped attorney Robert Udell.

16.   A judge Wednesday chastised federal prosecutors and agencies investigating the Viper Militia, saying they are attempting to try their case in the news media.

17.   A prominent Houston attorney said Caddell is a natural to try the case.

18.   A related problem was that court rules forbid county attorneys from helping state attorneys try cases about county laws.

19.   Both Goldberg, who had not previously tried a case before Ito, and Scheck were handling their first witnesses in the Simpson trial.

20.   Bryant predicted that companies, as a result of the decision, would now aggressively seek to try cases rather than settle them.