41.   Gov. George Pataki said he will propose legislation making gang sexual assault a crime punishable by three to five years in prison.

42.   He said Austin would be charged with sounding a false alarm, a crime punishable by up to six months in prison.

43.   He was charged with espionage, a crime punishable by death.

44.   He was formally arrested Saturday and accused of spying and stealing state secrets, crimes punishable by death.

45.   He was charged in March with treason, a crime punishable by death.

46.   Homosexuality was a crime punishable by prison time in the Soviet era.

47.   Hundy, Younis and Bassil were charged last year with contacting Israel and meeting Israeli officials, crimes punishable by death in Lebanon.

48.   In Italy, those accused of crimes punishable with minimum penalties of four years or less can plea bargain to avoid prison or try for more lenient penalties.

49.   In officially Islamic Pakistan, it is a crime punishable by death to utter statements deemed harmful to Islam.

50.   In Brazil, promoting racial hatred is a crime punishable by one to five years in prison.