31.   Ellison said the former businessman still had several options open to him, including a possible appeal to the European Court of Human Rights.

32.   German swimming federation president Ruediger Tretow said a decision on a possible appeal was expected late Monday, but added the process would not favor Leopold.

33.   He said the only possible appeal would be to a Swiss federal court, an option he deemed unlikely.

34.   He said he will meet Chen, from Oakland, California, on Thursday or Friday to discuss a possible appeal.

35.   He said no decision has been made on a possible appeal.

36.   If the jury reaches a verdict Friday, the loser might raise the argument in a possible appeal that time pressure compelled a verdict.

37.   If the case is sent to an asylum hearing, with several levels of possible appeals, the case could take years, several lawyers said.

38.   In July, Garza filed his final possible appeal, a step none of the other prisoners has yet taken.

39.   It was not immediately clear if Latimer would be allowed to remain free while his lawyer considers a possible appeal to the Supreme Court of Canada.

40.   John Price, an attorney for the plaintiffs, said he would talk to his clients about a possible appeal.