Historical clue formulations

• Said "guilty," say — 2026-09-07
• Begged — 2025-09-07
• Got on one's knees, maybe — 2023-07-28
• Made a case — 2023-01-22
• Was appealing? — 2022-05-13
• Begged — 2021-10-27
• Spoke to a judge, say — 2021-10-08
• Offered, as a defense — 2021-06-15
• Responded in court — 2020-09-13
• Stated one's case — 2020-08-05
• Asked earnestly — 2020-07-22
• Stated one's case — 2019-10-26
• Responded in court — 2019-01-27
• Made an appeal — 2018-02-04
• Begged — 2017-05-07
• Made an appeal — 2016-08-03
• Begged — 2016-06-28
• Petitioned — 2016-02-28
• Made a case — 2014-05-27
• Said "Guilty" or "Not guilty," say — 2013-11-26
• Didn't just ask — 2010-12-11
• Said "Not guilty!," e.g. — 2010-08-31
• Entreated — 2009-04-04
• Made a case — 2007-10-21
• Begged — 2007-06-11
• Argued (for) — 2007-04-25
• Appealed earnestly — 2006-10-16
• Argued — 2006-08-05
• Responded in court — 2006-03-04
• Appealed — 2004-11-11
• Was appealing — 2004-02-13
• Implored — 2002-03-07
• Said "no contest," e.g. — 2002-01-02
• Made a case (for) — 2001-12-28
• Argued — 2000-07-26
• Said "not guilty," e.g. — 2000-06-20
• Entreated — 2000-06-18
• Made, as a case — 1999-07-21
• Implored — 1997-05-17
• Responded in court — 1997-04-19
• Argued, as a claim — 1996-08-18
• Made, as a case — 1996-07-12
• Argued — 1994-03-01