31.   All three remain shut while government lawyers appeal the ruling to the High Court in a process likely to take months.

32.   But his lawyer appealed the sentence, and a second jury acquitted him of first-degree murder.

33.   But his lawyer had appealed to the Constitutional Court.

34.   But, when her lawyer appealed, the Supreme Court handed down a three-year sentence, insisting that active euthanasia was against the law.

35.   But, when her lawyer appealed, the Supreme Court handed down a three-year sentence.

36.   Defense lawyers appealed, but Venezuelan Justice Minister Hilarion Cardozo said officials did not need to wait for a ruling.

37.   Defense lawyers appealed the ruling in a higher court, and Rao will remain free until his appeal is decided.

38.   Defense lawyers appealed the conviction and sentence.

39.   Defense lawyers appealed the verdict, but hearings have been mired for months in technical arguments and postponements.

40.   Garza is Hispanic, and his lawyers have appealed his sentence and applied for clemency.