The new UK law is expected to provoke similar prosecutions, high-profile convictions, costly fines and lawsuits.

But after high-profile convictions, operating above the law continued to be a way of life.

He wanted high-profile convictions.

During his years as a federal prosecutor, he won a high-profile conviction in a five-week Mafia multiple homicide trial against Gregory Scarpa Jr.

These efforts have resulted in a number of high-profile convictions of its proponents.

Among cases to be studied were three high-profile convictions, including one for murder, based on faulty laboratory evidence.

At the same time, Mr. Pavia sheepishly pointed out that the survey runs from 1993 through 2002, and therefore does not include two of the most recent high-profile convictions.

The high-profile conviction of Mark S. Ferber, a former whiz kid of municipal finance, should cause concern among everyone who cares about civil liberties.

The 2004 murder trial of Scott Peterson was another high-profile conviction based heavily on circumstantial evidence.

The Justice Department claimed a number of high-profile convictions in terrorism cases during Mr. Chertoff's tenure, but it suffered from a number of missteps as well.