But as a running defense theory, it's not bad.

"I hate it when you use me for test runs of your defense theories."

Those two statements could well support the defense theory.

He has a reputation for floating far-fetched defense theories, some fellow lawyers say.

Chapter 7 "How is it possible that Bartholomew came up with a defense theory?

The court then went on to rule in Google's favor on all of its defense theories.

"If we had heard the defense theory, we may not have been so astonished by the verdict."

In other high-profile cases, lawyers said, alternative defense theories have often been sharply drawn from the earliest stages of a case.

The findings might undercut a defense theory that the killings were drug related.

Then we'll go over the likely defense theories.