1.   The defense contends that linking those dots properly reveals a picture of Simpson as an innocent man wrongly accused.

2.   But according to Matarazzo, the defense contended that during the chaos caused by the shotgun blast, another police officer fired.

3.   But the defense contends that he never raped anyone and had only consensual sex with willing, and even eager, recruits.

4.   But the defense contends the mishandling of evidence would render test results useless.

5.   First, prosecutors expect the defense to contend that statistical data on the percentage of population to share certain blood types is the subject of scientific dispute.

6.   If anything, the defense contends, Lyons is guilty of nothing more than failed business deals.

7.   In a kind of overarching rationale for her actions, the defense has contended that Ms. Jackson was engaged in a lawful negotiation with her father.

8.   In addition, the defense contends that two jurors from the criminal trial tried to contact jurors deliberating the civil case before they reached a verdict.

9.   In court documents, the defense contended Fuhrman may have planted the evidence for numerous reasons.

10.   Legal experts add that the defense may contend that the murders were drug related.