61.   Trials are also delayed because of the relatively small number of judges available to hear criminal cases, Shaw said.

62.   U.S. District Court Judge Garland Burrell suggested that Kaczynski had asked to represent himself too late and only to delay his trial.

63.   Under Texas law, trials are automatically delayed while such jurisdictional appeals are pending.

64.   Using medical excuses, she succeeded in delaying the trial for five years, but she was eventually convicted in absentia.

65.   Zerkin had asked for the trial to be delayed to next year.

66.   Opposition lawmakers said Estrada was trying to delay his trial.

67.   A fourth was to have been in court with Blanton but his trial was delayed for medical reasons.

68.   A judge delayed the trial because prosecutors are still trying to tie DNA evidence to Sykes.

69.   A judge Thursday delayed the trial of a former Symbionese Liberation Army fugitive until next year, giving her new defense lawyers time to prepare for the case.

70.   A new lawyer would have to be appointed, which could delay the trial for months, he said.