61.   Authorities have refused a defense request that Milosevic be released pending trial, fearing he might try to flee the country or influence witnesses.

62.   Berkman said the defense request to stop medication appears to be a litigation tactic.

63.   But Bandstra granted a defense request for more time.

64.   But Deputy District Attorney Chris Darden lashed out at the defense request.

65.   But Ito refused Friday to cut any more time from the trial, turning down a defense request to suspend testimony on Monday, the anniversary of the murders.

66.   But on Wednesday, the presiding judge accepted two defense requests, agreeing to allow new documents and witness testimony, Astakhov said.

67.   But in rejecting a defense request to exclude graphic crime scene photos from possible death penalty proceedings, he praised the jurors.

68.   Chief prosecutor Raja Quereshi did not challenge the defense request and said he did not expect the change of judges to delay the proceedings.

69.   Clark made the statement in a hearing on a defense request that the prosecution be punished for not revealing the existence of the videotape.

70.   Circuit Judge James Garrett said he would act Tuesday on several pending motions, including defense requests for a mistrial and a change of venue.