Related Clues:

• Offered an excuse
• Entreated
• Was appealing
• Addressed the court
• Answered a charge
• Appealed
• Said "Not guilty," e.g.
• Argued a claim
• Argued a case
• Appealed earnestly
• Argued for or against
• Said ''no contest,'' perhaps
• Emulated an attorney
• Said ''not guilty,'' perhaps
• More than asked