The murder defendant had been shot in the brain, his I.Q. given as 62.

A murder defendant who cannot afford a lawyer can expect to have one appointed for him.

Now, in his new role as murder defendant, he is creating confusion and divisions among blacks.

Dean was the only murder defendant of Hanlon's to be hanged.

"As of now, there is no evidence that the murder defendant knew that the victim was a police officer."

In both instances, the murder defendants were acquitted by judges, who heard the cases without juries.

Despite common perceptions, a remarkable number of murder defendants have no prior involvement with law enforcement.

Thirty-four murder defendants - about 1 percent - have faced possible execution.

He caught a few stares; after all, at this moment he was perhaps the most famous murder defendant in the country.

Most murder defendants do not testify in court; the strategy is too risky.