31.   But as the two defendants listened impassively, Connelly argued that the nature of the victims is a legitimate concern.

32.   But Bridget Asaro, an attorney for Harris-Lewis, said the amount was appropriate because she viewed Rutherford as the least culpable of the four defendants.

33.   But Pataki and Vacco would probably prevail on the question of whether Vacco could keep the other two defendants, he said.

34.   But other lawyers who are working for the defense team said they expected that agreements with Gotti and the other defendants could be completed soon.

35.   But parents of the four defendants left court with a visible mixture of tears and anger.

36.   But so far the prosecutors seem to have made little headway with the other defendants.

37.   But on Friday, Louis Berry identified three bloodstained pairs of shoes as belonging to the three defendants.

38.   But supporters of the two defendants reiterated their allegations that the men were scapegoats in a politically charged case.

39.   But there are signs that the prosecutors, who have spent millions of dollars and nearly three years pursuing the two defendants, will not give up.

40.   By contrast, the cases presented by the three defendants look likely to take no more than a few days.