51.   Knizley defended Clarence Aaron, who is serving three life terms for selling cocaine.

52.   Johnson, serving a life term for aggravated rape, remains in prison and could not be reached for comment.

53.   Judge Richard Matsch excused jurors on Wednesday morning and will himself sentence Nichols to a life term or, possibly, a lesser sentence.

54.   Last month, a judge sentenced him to two consecutive life terms in prison.

55.   Lawmakers hope to make life terms mandatory in some cases, such as if any of the prior felonies include rape or homicide.

56.   Later he joined a campaign to free the former Nazi leader Rudolf Hess, who was serving a life term for war crimes.

57.   Nichols, who is serving a life term in federal prison, had offered to end his federal appeals to avoid a state trial.

58.   Nissen, in exchange for testifying against Lotter, was spared the death penalty but sentenced to three consecutive life terms.

59.   Nurse Brian K. Rosenfeld pleads guilty to killing three elderly patients with drug overdoses and is sentenced to three life terms.

60.   One pleaded guilty and was sentenced to two life terms.