61.   The defense argued during the trial that Xavier Caro had actually committed the murders, then tried to frame his wife.!

62.   The defense argued it was the accidental act of a distraught woman.

63.   The defense argued that a jury must see the face-to-face dynamic between an defendant and an accuser in order to reach a verdict.

64.   The defense argued that the amendment should be applied retroactively because it clarified the earlier law.

65.   The defense argued that Xu had been peacefully expressing his own views and that they did not amount to subversive activities against the state.

66.   The defense argues that the case is trumped up, with defense lawyers offering various explanations as to why their clients are being prosecuted.

67.   The defense argues that there is a legitimate use for the code that Corley published on his Web site at the end of last year.

68.   The defense had argued it was the accidental act of a distraught woman.

69.   The defense has argued that the Amharic code must govern and so the defendants cannot be charged with genocide because the killings were aimed at political opponents.

70.   The defense has argued that the government may not need additional neurological examinations because prosecution experts could simply interpret results of neurological testing done by the defense.