31.   He was sentenced to nine years in prison, but an appeals court threw out the conviction, ruling he had been illegally searched.

32.   Higher courts have thrown out the few previous victories by smokers in cigarette-related lawsuits, often on procedural grounds.

33.   In June, the appeals court threw out the breakup order, but found the Redmond, Wash., company violated the Sherman Antitrust Act.

34.   In that case, the court threw out a Colorado constitutional amendment that would have barred local laws protecting homosexuals from discrimination.

35.   In its ruling, the court threw out the conviction of a Houston man for marijuana possession.

36.   Last March, a lower court threw out the minimum standards for freshman eligibility, saying the policy was unfair to minorities.

37.   Last December, an appeals court in Brooklyn threw out the conviction of a Legal Aid client on the grounds that the lawyer botched the case.

38.   Last December, an appeals court in Brooklyn threw out the conviction of a Legal Aid client on the grounds that the lawyer had botched the case.

39.   Last year, an appeals court threw out some of the charges, as well as a proposed splitting of Microsoft into two.

40.   Local courts throw out his case.