1.   An appeal is being argued currently over whether a conviction was sound even though the defense lawyer slept through key parts of the trial.

2.   And no doubt some congressmen do not want prisoners on death row to have experienced lawyers who might argue their appeals successfully.

3.   The decision was praised by Charles Fried, a Harvard law professor who argued the appeal for Merrill Dow before the Ninth Circuit and the Supreme Court.

4.   The decision was praised by Charles Fried, a Harvard law professor who argued the appeal for Merrell Dow before the Ninth Circuit and the Supreme Court.

5.   William Quackenbush, the lawyer who argued the appeal for Carrisales, said victims now will have to sue under statutes that have largely been untested in harassment suits.

6.   Orza, who argues appeals for the union, would need time to prepare evidence and witnesses for a hearing before Budig.

7.   An American man serving a life sentenced for killing a Connecticut artist may argue his appeal in October, a judge ruled Monday.

8.   He will argue any appeals in state court, Democratic officials said.

9.   On Friday, both sides go before the Massachusetts supreme court to argue their appeals.