By not putting Jerry Sandusky on the stand, the defense ensured that Matt Sandusky would not testify.
McDougal also took the stand in her defense, finally answering the questions that cost her 18 months in jail.
Just last week, President Bush said he would stand by his defense secretary for his final two years in office.
In the second and final level of appeal, prosecutors are now seeking to overturn the acquittals, while defense attorneys say they should stand.
Indeed, returning to the original understanding of the right of self-defense would require repealing "stand your ground" laws that some states have adopted.
But since both Skilling and his former boss, Kenneth Lay , took the stand in their defense, jurors will consider more than the government's evidence.
Simpson's former houseguest Brian "Kato" Kaelin took the witness stand after the defense concluded its cross-examination of Detective Philip Vannatter, the lead investigator in the case.
Florida Democratic State Rep. Alan Williams has introduced a bill in the legislature that would do away with the Stand Your Ground defense, which law enforcement personnel and district attorneys have said makes their job harder in prosecuting shootings.
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If Zimmerman initially provoked the deadly encounter, then he cannot invoke any "stand your ground" defense.
Ewing was called to the stand as the first defense witness in the McDougal contempt trial.
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Zimmerman has pleaded not guilty to second-degree murder, claiming self-defense under Florida's "stand your ground" law.
First, Whitman is the only person to take the stand in his own defense.
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Both sides rested their cases Monday after the defense called back to the witness stand two friends of Clarkson.
Sollecito gave several spontaneous declarations during both the original and appellate trials, but he never took the stand in his own defense.
The two-week trial pitted the testimony of the victim against that of Mr. Weberman, who took the stand in his own defense.
Mr. Velez who has pleaded not guilty maintains he knew nothing of the robbery plan and took the stand in his own defense last week.
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In another interesting twist that will be worth watching during the trial, Rajaratnam is said to have plans to take the stand in his own defense, according to the Journal.
Pierre take the stand in his own defense.
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First, while everyone continues to focus on Zimmerman and whether he will invoke a Stand Your Ground law defense, efforts are under way in the Florida Legislature and other states to get rid of such laws, or change them.
Sanford police initially declined to arrest Zimmerman, saying there was no evidence to contradict his claim of self-defense under Florida's "stand your ground" law, which allows people to use deadly force anywhere they feel a reasonable threat of serious injury or death.
Ito also ruled against allowing the defense to call Martz back to the stand for further questioning.
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Second, Abodoli is on the stand testifying in his own defense.
As Week 11 commences in the fraud and conspiracy trial of Kenneth Lay and Jeffrey Skilling , the latter took the stand Monday in his own defense.
He noted that Napster's defense on these grounds would likely only stand if the company could show that the effect of altering the technology would be devastating to a large segment of society.
At least one trial observer had said there was good reason for the defense to call the former coach to the stand.
When the somber-looking Fuhrman took the stand, he was asked by defense attorney Gerald Uelmen if the testimony he had given at the preliminary hearing in the case was completely truthful.
Rodriguez's reference to standing his ground is similar to the claim made by George Zimmerman, a neighborhood watch volunteer who is citing Florida's Stand Your Ground law in his defense in the fatal February shooting of an unarmed teenager, Trayvon Martin.
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