1.   A series of pretrial rulings ensued.

2.   But because of a pretrial ruling by Jensen, evidence gathered in the Police Commission probe is not before the jury, nor may it be mentioned in court.

3.   Dowd objected, citing a pretrial ruling by Strand.

4.   General Motors had suffered a number of adverse pretrial rulings in that case, he said.

5.   Kaczynski previously had offered to plead guilty only if he could appeal pretrial rulings, with a possibility of reversing his conviction.

6.   Last week, both parties appeared in court in Austin before state District Judge Paul Davis to argue for a pretrial ruling on the legal issues of the case.

7.   Prosecutors had sought to add several other pieces of evidence, but were barred by pretrial rulings that the evidence could be prejudicial.

8.   Strand appeared unwilling to modify pretrial rulings on the issue, but said he would take the matter up later this week.

9.   The San Jose case is also clouded by a pretrial ruling by U.S. District Court Judge James Ware that classifies a portion of the evidence for national security reasons.

10.   Usually, pretrial rulings may not be appealed until a trial is over.