31.   The bill would require the judge to impose a sentence of life imprisonment when a jury cannot reach a unanimous decision on a penalty.

32.   The federal courts allow judges to impose fines, without limits, for nuisance actions.

33.   The judge cannot impose a settlement but can only accept or reject any agreement reached by the parties.

34.   The judge imposed a sentence of six years for the first charge and three for the second.

35.   The judges imposed their ban in secret.

36.   The judge imposed a sentence of six years for the first charge and three for the second, but ordered that they be served concurrently.

37.   The judge also imposed a nondisclosure order on the lawyers and witnesses involved in the case, forbidding them from discussing it in public.

38.   The judge can impose the settlement even if all the parties do not agree.

39.   The judge could then impose a range of penalties on the Rogerses, including suspending or revoking their license, placing the crematorium on probation or fining them.

40.   The judge imposed the life sentence in April but took the rare step Wednesday of bringing Wilks back to court to reconsider her ruling.