21.   The Vatican did not comment, but during the two-year investigation, officials there have defended the cardinal, who has repeatedly asserted his innocence.

22.   Unlike the four other men executed in California since the state resumed capital punishment, Thompson has consistently asserted his innocence.

23.   Afterward, she asserted her innocence.

24.   Attorneys for the firm and Duncan later appeared more unified, asserting the innocence of both.

25.   But he asserted his innocence because the match ended in a goalless draw without his intervention.

26.   He has repeatedly asserted his innocence.

27.   He repeatedly asserted his innocence, claiming he was a law-abiding American and a devout Muslim opposed to violence.

28.   She said her husband plans to fast until his scheduled execution on Friday to assert his innocence and make his body less sensitive to the pain of dying.

29.   Slaney has vehemently asserted her innocence.

30.   Since then he has held nightly rallies, often preaching barefoot atop a coffee table, asserting his innocence and outlining his campaign for political reform.