31.   But in private practice, she could expect a court appointment to only one capital case every other year.

32.   But he wants Jordan to return to Montague County where a grand jury is scheduled to hear his capital murder case on Monday.

33.   But it has been a long haul, and it is chilling to think of what could have happened if this had been a capital case.

34.   But opponents to the death penalty have called for the creation of a statewide office to train, assign and oversee lawyers working on capital cases for the poor.

35.   But our society does not care enough to assure that the representation is competent even in capital cases.

36.   But, he said, it has to be administered fairly, with attention to DNA evidence, which he said should be used in all capital cases.

37.   Capital cases are heard by panels of three judges, and defendants can be convicted and sentenced to death by majority vote.

38.   Capital cases require that the murder be committed during the commission of another felony.

39.   By state law, jurors in a capital murder case who would under no circumstances consider a death penalty are automatically removed from the jury.

40.   Cast as victims by proxy, the bereaved have changed the nature of capital cases.