The defense maintained that since he was no longer in the mob, he could not have been part of any conspiracy.

The defense maintains that he is still alive.

If true, that would mean no blood was missing for the police to sprinkle around, as the defense maintains.

The defense maintained throughout the trial that the flight was "perfect."

The defense maintained that the evidence against Desha was largely circumstantial.

But the defense has long maintained that prosecutors never looked hard enough.

The defense maintained that this knowledge would have substantially undermined the man's credibility.

The case is being heard by three judges because the defense maintained that a Scottish jury could not render a fair verdict.

The defense has maintained that "the wrong person is on trial".

The defense maintains that the universities suffered no tangible losses.