He said the case would "stand on its own merits."
Each case must stand on its own feet in this or any other court.
The professor hastened to the spot where the case had stood.
As the case stood, the sentence according to German military law was death.
The case for the ghost, then, stands thus, in my opinion.
If your case will stand only on a legal technicality, then you probably don't want a jury.
Gentlemen, how does the case stand, upon the present occasion?
She saw that the small case stood on sharp-pointed little legs.
A case stands in the court and he is given a life sentence.
But the case of the young lady stood upon a different foundation.