Even in the tiny justice courts, defendants deserve protection for their basic legal rights.

He was devoted to the principle that the most despised defendants also deserved a defense.

"The jury in this case has shown all the sympathy and mercy that these defendants deserve."

They must decide whether convicted defendants deserve to die.

"These defendants deserve to be held accountable for their actions," he said.

"This defendant deserves every day of prison that this court will impose upon him."

The jurors found that the defendant deserved the death penalty on 19 "special circumstances" related to his crimes.

Do you feel defendants deserve protection from angry mobs?

The basic question - does the system accurately and consistently determine which defendants "deserve" to die?

He said the standard should be proof to a moral certainty that a defendant deserves to die.