1.   And by maintaining that he knew little about Biko, the founder of the Black Consciousness Movement, the officer could not plead political motivation.

2.   Another eight officers pleaded guilty to those lesser charges in return for having their sentences commuted to community service.

3.   A law enforcement official who spoke on condition of anonymity said that three officers had already pleaded guilty to criminal charges in the inquiry.

4.   A loan officer pleaded guilty.

5.   A former police chief and other officers pleaded guilty to escorting drug loads through the town.

6.   Both officers will plead not guilty, their lawyers said.

7.   Citing the videotapes of the incidents, which were played at trial, Walker said the officers had first pleaded repeatedly with the protesters to leave.

8.   Four officers have pleaded not guilty to charges of second-degree murder.

9.   In addition to the former chief and his son, two other officers pleaded guilty in federal court Monday.

10.   In a second case, two Brooklyn officers pleaded guilty last year to administrative charges of helping a fellow officer cover up the shooting of his wife.