Removed is his ability to force defenses to focus foremost on him.

The defense focused on asthma as the cause of death.

Shea's defense focused on his efforts to end the strike.

Weber says defenses cannot focus on one Illinois player.

Rantoul's defense focused on establishing the benefits of the Society.

And they were the players on which the two defenses focused.

The key phrase the defense focused upon was "house used as a place of gaming."

"It's only because the defense focused on it that it was given attention."

But the defense attacked the credibility of the two witnesses and focused on discrepancies in their accounts.

"If Joe was there, the defense focuses on two guys," he said.