1.  A defense motion asks a federal judge to suppress the statements.

2.  A federal trial judge ruled in his favor, suppressing the statements he made.

3.  Deane did not issue an immediate ruling on the motion to suppress the statements.

4.  His plea came one day after a judge denied his request to suppress the statement Beach had given to police, telling them how each victim had died.

5.  The federal district court in Alexandria agreed with him and suppressed the statements.

6.  The U.S. District Court in Alexandria, Va., had suppressed the statements on the ground that the police had not given Dickerson the Miranda warnings before questioning him.

7.  There also will be rulings on whether to suppress statements he allegedly made to law enforcement officers immediately after his arrest.

8.  Her plea came several days after a closed four-day hearing on whether to suppress her statement.

9.  Her plea came several days after a closed four-day hearing on whether to suppress her statement as evidence.

10.  Her plea came several days after a four-day closed hearing on whether to suppress her statement as evidence.