71.   In capital cases, unanimity is required for the jury to impose the death penalty, so increasing the number of jury members raises the standard for conviction.

72.   In each capital case, the panel would provide a list of three qualified lawyers to a trial judge, who would pick one.

73.   In March, Gov. George Pataki took the rare step of removing him from a potential capital murder case involving the death of Police Officer Kevin Gillespie.

74.   In his review, Cornyn found eight capital cases involving Quijano but only six involved racially charged testimony.

75.   In New York, most capital cases involve felony murders and multiple homicides.

76.   In many cases, local officials exercised broad discretion in deciding what constituted a capital case.

77.   In capital cases, a relative or a prosecutor sometimes says the death penalty would do justice to the deceased.

78.   In capital clemency cases, both the prosecution and the defense are free to submit documents, letters, videotapes and affidavits.

79.   In the other potential capital murder case, Hynes decided to pursue the alternative of life in prison without parole.

80.   It is likely that plea bargains will now be harder to obtain and that more capital cases will go to trial.