41.   Those rulings came in criminal cases where defendants, mostly minorities charged with drug offenses, claim their arrests came after they were stopped primarily because of their race.

42.   Toto said the defendant also claimed to have come here to export garments from Tanah Abang market.

43.   When the trial opened a week ago, defendants claimed they were tortured by Bosnian Serb police into confessing to the crime.

44.   It added that the defendants had claimed that they had not been told by US base authorities about the tough anti-gun law.

45.   Denying the charge, both defendants claimed only a passing acquaintance.

46.   The defendant claimed he had felt threatened by a group of youths in the street.

47.   The defendant claims the bag was given to her by a Nepalese man, identified as Badru Muhammad.

48.   The defendants claimed that their exports of arms-making machines to Iraq had been done with the full knowledge and encouragement of the British government.

49.   The defendants claim to have taken part in the construction project without knowing the purpose of the plant, the court heard.