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He denied a charge of murder and this plea was accepted by the Crown.

The trainee teacher denies a charge of sexual activity with a child while in a position of trust.

Inside, all eyes are on the tall, unsmiling defendant, who denies a charge of involuntary manslaughter over Michael Jackson's death.

But Livingstone and Hardy, both 20, had denied a charge of violent disorder during the incident last September.

The report said Bishop Daily had failed to investigate thoroughly allegations of abuse, even when a priest was found to have lied in denying a charge.

Rafael Palmeiro denied a charge in Canseco's book that he used steroids.

Riley denied a charge by Buck Williams that Riley's coaching philosophy set the tone for Wednesday's incident.

Rankine denied a charge of affray and instead pleaded guilty to a lesser charge after appearing at York Crown Court on 1 September.

John Vass, 43, of Feverills Road, Clacton, had denied a charge of theft.

The intelligence official flatly denied a charge by a Cuban intelligence agent that members of Brothers to the Rescue worked for the C.I.A.

Three men, Peter Connolly, 29, Andrew Giblin, 27, and Terance Beaney, 24, also denied a charge of wounding with intent.

DUNDEE UNITED'S internationalist striker, Duncan Ferguson, has denied a charge of assault at a Fife hotel.

Steven Holt, 25, St Fillan's Road, and David Goodfellow, 21, Turnberry Avenue, both Dundee, denied a charge of vandalism by recklessly damaging a car.

On Monday, for instance, the White House felt compelled to deny a charge, made by Pat Robertson during a debate in New Hampshire, that Soviet missiles are still deployed in Cuba.

Allardyce denied a charge of improper conduct by the FA following his comments, but was found guilty at a personal hearing, fined £2000, severely censured and warned as to his future conduct.

Custer denied a charge by the newspapers that Johnson had promised him a colonel's commission in return for his support, but Custer had written to Johnson some weeks before seeking such a commission.

Mackie denies a charge under the Companies Securities (Insider Dealing) Act 1985 that in September 1991 he counselled and procured two salesmen in his firm to deal in Shanks & McEwan.

An Iraqi official who is part of President Saddam Hussein's inner circle has said the government has had no links with Al Qaeda or Osama bin Laden, denying a charge made by President Bush.

Choudhury, 26, of Spitalfields, east London, had denied a charge under section 5 of the Public Order Act of burning the poppies in a way that was likely to cause "harassment, harm or distress" to those who witnessed it.

Hamas also denied a charge by Mr. Olmert in Time magazine that Prime Minister Ismail Haniya had delivered $1 million in cash to the military wing, saying that all cash was handed to the Palestinian treasury.

But the other Democratic candidates have heatedly denied a charge by Mr. Gore, made in a campaign trip to South Carolina last week, that they were trying to form a "cartel" to limit the number of debates through the rest of the campaign.

Williams also denied a charge by the Danish deputy commander of the Nordic battalion, Lars Moeller, who said that a US bomber "locked on" to a Serb tank which was shelling Tuzla on Tuesday, but did not open fire.

Morton Thiokol Inc., the maker of the space shuttle's solid rocket boosters, denied a charge yesterday from one of its former engineers that it had created a "slush fund" from Government payments intended to increase quality control in the company's rocket manufacturng plant.

To counter a charge they believed to be outrageous, Mr. Messner's former partners gave their version of the story, that Mr. Messner sent his brother down alone.