When the judge lifts her eyebrows, the prosecutor explains that the man has 17 prior convictions of petty larceny.

The prosecutors, who rested their case last wee, have not yet explained the manual's relevance to the trial.

The prosecutor responded in his own summation by saying that the defendant "could have taken the stand and explained it to you."

The ruling today does not force defense lawyers or prosecutors to explain all peremptory challenges, but it does limit how they can use them.

The prosecutors should explain and give a convincing answer.

Doing the first is hardly contingent on doing the second, as I'm sure the prosecutor will explain to the jury at your trial for fraud.

The prosecutors did not explain why they had not previously taken further action against the union and its leaders after the indictments in the mid-1980's.

Neither the detectives nor prosecutors have ever explained why they thought he was involved.

The prosecutors did not explain to the jury what significance they attached to the testimony.

But Massullo said her repeated requests that prosecutors explain why they did not have such procedures were met with "a level of indifference."