31.   In fact, Pataki felt the need to make several direct appeals to the White House, according to people close to the governor.

32.   In the direct appeal, the defendant can challenge the evidence presented at his or her trial and the overall fairness of the proceedings.

33.   In that case, a direct appeal from Jobs persuaded Intuit to reverse its position.

34.   In the same order he certified the case for direct appeal to the Supreme Court.

35.   Instead, according to one person familiar with the delicate dance, he received a quiet inquiry about whether he would be receptive to a direct appeal.

36.   It allows the direct appeal of significant federal antitrust cases.

37.   It will run a continuous crawl of statistics from games during the day in a direct appeal to Fantasy League participants.

38.   Last month the Supreme Court refused to consider a direct appeal, as the government had sought, and sent the case to the appeals court.

39.   Later, in a direct appeal to black voters, Hevesi would say that he had been slow to realize the full implications of police misconduct.

40.   Last-minute back-stage lobbying, including a direct appeal to Attorney General Janet Reno, reversed the decision.