1.   A key problem for the government is the difficulty prosecutors face in keeping classified information from being exposed if they bring an indictment.

2.   Eric Holder Jr., the deputy attorney general in the Clinton administration who was involved in other death penalty cases, said that the obstacle prosecutors face is substantial.

3.   Hillsborough County prosecutors face a long docket of violent crimes, such as rape and abuse, and give this a low priority, said Earley.

4.   In an insanity defense case, the major difficulty prosecutors face is the burden under state law of proving that a defendant was sane when he committed a crime.

5.   Others say Irvin might not need that leg up because of the problems prosecutors face in trying to bring juries to convict celebrity clients.