21.   Boyce noted his ruling still allows the defense to claim the indictment is legally defective.

22.   In a pre-trial objection the defense had claimed that the confiscation by a prison guard of confidential notes the defendants had prepared for their lawyers was illegal.

23.   On Thursday, with testimony replaced by dueling news conferences, the defense claimed that prosecutors were harassing and spying on defense witnesses, particularly science experts.

24.   She complained the case hinged on a police report that was barred as evidence because the defense claimed it did not receive it before trial.

25.   The defense claims he was so incapacitated he was incapable of killing two people.

26.   The defense claims that Diallo refused orders to halt, then pulled out a black wallet that appeared to be a gun.

27.   The defense claims that the confiscation by a prison guard of confidential notes the defendants had prepared for their lawyers was illegal and the case should be dismissed.

28.   The defense claims the shooting was continuous.

29.   The defense claims the terrorist attack was mounted from Germany by the Syrian-backed Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine-General Command.

30.   The defense claims the victim refused orders to halt and pulled out a black object that turned out to be a wallet.