Related Clues:

• Argued
• Made a case (for)
• Said 'no contest,' e.g.
• Requested earnestly
• Responded to a charge
• Argued for
• Offered an excuse
• Entreated
• Browbeaten
• Pressured
• Was appealing
• Addressed the court
• Answered a charge
• Appealed
• Said "Not guilty," e.g.