1.   He said he questioned whether there was enough evidence to convict his client on conspiracy to commit murder.

2.   Defense attorneys say there is insufficient evidence to convict their client.

3.   His client was convicted, but that was not the only pain he suffered.

4.   Hollis said his client was convicted and sentenced to a lengthy term in state prison.

5.   One of the lawyers, Felipe Restrepo, said that if his clients were convicted he might appeal.

6.   Others say Irvin might not need that leg up because of the problems prosecutors face in trying to bring juries to convict celebrity clients.

7.   They convicted his client of murder in a non-death penalty case.

8.   Baugh made the requests during a hearing on what evidence would be presented if his client is convicted and a jury must decide whether he deserves the death penalty.

9.   Defense attorney Johnnie Cochran Jr. urged the jury to make its verdict a message against the racism that he claimed was behind a conspiracy to convict his client.

10.   From the start, defense attorneys tried to identify people who might be predisposed to convict their clients.