--- author: Eric Wagoner date: '2002-02-22T03:47:56' draft: false title: The 10 Best Ways To Lose the Most Sympathetic Case in History --- [The 10 Best Ways To Lose the Most Sympathetic Case in History](http://slate.msn.com//?id=2062274) I heard coverage of the arguments earlier this week on NPR and couldn't believe my ears. It sounded like attorney Paul Renne was **trying** to lose. I'm glad I'm not the only one who thought so.