1.   The defense has tried a number of legal maneuvers to reduce the charges.

2.   Braun said that if the defense is trying to portray the system as unfair, it is only natural that they include the judge.

3.   The defense tried to portray Shipp as a lying hanger-on who really had not contact with Simpson.

4.   Aikman, among many, will tell you the defense still tries.

5.   Brown added he believes the defense is trying to gain sympathy from the public and jurors when they claim Simpson cannot receive a fair trial.

6.   But the defense will now try to convince an appeals court that it was not.

7.   Defenses tried, often successfully, to funnel the ball elsewhere.

8.   Defenses try to rattle Marcus Brady all the time.

9.   During the trial, the defense tried to build support for that decision.

10.   He backed away from that statement Tuesday, saying a defense always tries to negate the strength of an offense.