"They thought they were protecting defendants against inflamed juries," he said.

Race-neutral jury selection is also necessary to protect jurors as well as defendants.

The purpose and effect of Statutes of Limitation is to protect defendants.

One bill to be introduced would protect plaintiffs, rather than defendants, against the excesses of lawyers.

In the process, he proposes to limit the fees lawyers can charge their clients and to protect defendants from multiple punitive awards for similar conduct.

The rule is also intended to protect defendants from the inequity of having to defend the same issue repeatedly.

Now let me tell you what we're doing to protect innocent defendants.

The rule book which protects defendants has been thrown out.

True: It is not a trial, and senators do not have to follow the meticulous procedures designed to protect defendants in court.