1.   However, this case could be delayed as two veteran defense lawyers, Ed Garland and Don Samuel, prepare pretrial motions.

2.   If the case follows the more traditional route, the defense lawyer will begin to show his hand, said Joseph S. Oteri, a prominent Boston defense lawyer.

3.   Many legal observers, however, feel that the recent rulings were a coincidence, and not indicative of a crackdown on defense lawyers.

4.   The FBI documents included interview reports that investigators had prepared during the case, but had failed to turn over to defense lawyers as required.

5.   To defense lawyers, the clients charged with killing their newborn babies are mentally ill.

6.   While Bailey was working out the deal, Duboc hired a third criminal defense lawyer, Ed Shohat, from Miami.

7.   But to defense lawyers for Russell and Adrian Peeler, the man epitomizes the difficulty of picking a jury in Bridgeport.

8.   Calls to defense lawyers Robert Shapiro and Johnnie Cochran Jr. for comment on the CNN report were not immediately returned.

9.   Defense lawyer Hasan Abdul-Azeem, who represents another rights activist, was more optimistic.

10.   In a letter to defense lawyers, Bell alleged Fuhrman made derogatory comments about interracial couples and minorities.