But in his consideration of the Second Circuit today, the two witnesses presented a unified view.

The prosecutor, Gregory L. Waples, was then asked by the judge if he had any more witnesses to present in his case.

In London, even if a case were delayed because a witness had not presented himself or the judge was ill, there was always plenty of work waiting for her in chambers.

But those witnesses, as one defense lawyer pointed out, presented a minefield for Mr. McVeigh.

Nearly 100 witnesses presented evidence, nearly all depicting Mr. Schwammberger as a man who killed brutally and without remorse.

With Mr. Campriello finished, Judge Duffy gestured to each of the other defense lawyers in turn, asking whether they had any witnesses to present.

The prosecution took 17 days and 76 witnesses to present the case.

Some witnesses presented before-and-after photographs that were projected on a large screen.

The witness, Rita Polera, presented her original MCI phone bills from December 1988 through May 1989.

There were six witnesses besides Mr. Thompson today, on either side of the issue, presenting their own statistics and arguments.