21.   During a brief bench conference, Brim walked to the courtroom rail to speak with a relative who had urged him to fight the charges.

22.   Earlier this year, Welch refused an offer of a plea bargain and vowed to fight the charges in court.

23.   Eight people pleaded guilty, one is fighting the charges and the others remain at-large.

24.   Gravano will be in court to fight charges that he ran a multimillion-dollar drug ring, selling Ecstasy in Arizona for two years.

25.   Handley said Janes also intends to fight the charges.

26.   Hahn said he intends to fight the charges.

27.   Hardaway said before the Suns game Wednesday night that he was disappointed by the decision and planned to fight the charge.

28.   Hay told Jennings that they should fight the charge to call attention to the entrapment policy.

29.   Harriton, who resigned from his post at Bear Stearns, denies wrongdoing and says he will fight civil charges brought by the SEC.

30.   He hoped he might earn just enough money to support his family while he fought the charges against him.