1.   Besides tougher legal standards, there are several procedural reasons to go slow under the new law, legal experts say.

2.   Independent legal experts have been studying the case.

3.   Legal experts believe that the evidence will not be accepted in court.

4.   Legal experts following the case believe the trial could go either way.

5.   Most big organizations employ their own legal experts.

6.   Such an appeal could delay the execution for years, legal experts agree.

7.   Legal experts said her case would not set a precedent because it was an out-of-court settlement.

8.   However, a number of independent legal experts regarded the deals as unfair and exceptional.

9.   Independent legal experts were scathingly critical of Democratic committee members for failing to protect Hill.

10.   Several legal experts doubted its viability as a test case, however, because of uncertainties about the application of constitutional rights in the territories.