31.   His lawyers, poised to rest their case this week, rejoiced with barely hidden smiles.

32.   I rest my case.

33.   It came at a time when prosecutors were preparing to rest their case in hopes of leaving the jury with a seemingly insurmountable amount of evidence against McVeigh.

34.   Lawyers for a pool mechanic charged with criminally negligent homicide in the death of the tennis star Vitas Gerulaitis rested their case Tuesday without calling any witnesses.

35.   Lawyers for James Wardlaw and Eric Turpin rested their case this afternoon after calling character witnesses for the two men.

36.   Last August, the two remaining panelists decided against them, ruling that by failing to appear, the couple had rested their case.

37.   Matsch said the prosecution would rest its case Wednesday.

38.   Michael rests his case and flops back into his nest.

39.   O.J. Simpson has decided not to take the witness stand, according to defense lawyers who now are expected to rest their case Monday.

40.   On Monday, the prosecution rested its case asking for hefty prison terms for four of the key defendants, including Dumas and his former mistress.