At the beginning of the trial the defense started reading the juiciest magazine pieces for the court record.
Prosecutors are expected to rest their case on Wednesday, at which time the defense will start calling witnesses.
Your defenses can start to matter more than the freedom to think and act as you please.
In any event, the defense will not start presenting its own case without some more skirmishing.
Things looked even better for me when the defense started.
After a scoreless third quarter, Seattle's defense started giving way.
The defense started with a heart to the king, and took the club ace.
I think defense starts with pitching, and we've got that.
The defense may start by asking the judge to dismiss the case for lack of evidence.
Then she'd start to remember just how good it had felt, and her defenses would start to drop.