He testified he mistook her for an intruder about to attack him and denied prosecution assertions that he shot her during an argument.
At both the beginning and the end of his lawyer's 2 hours and 20 minutes of questioning, the rabbi, Fred J. Neulander, denied prosecution assertions that he hired a private detective for $30,000 to kill his wife, Carol, 52, on Nov. 1, 1994.
Earlier, Pistorius denied prosecution allegations that they had been arguing before the shooting.
Mr Pistorius said he thought she was a burglar and denies prosecution claims that they had an argument in the hours before the shooting.
She denied prosecution accusations that she was in fact trying to help the News of the World in the hope of establishing a "corrupt relationship" with the paper.
"We don't deny that prosecutions, indictments and sentences, despite being many more in number than the Trac data indicate, continue to trend down," Ms. Jardini said.
Judge Richard J. Holwell made the ruling at a hearing in Federal District Court in Manhattan, where he also denied the prosecution's request to detain Mr. Rajaratnam before his trial begins.
Judge Larry R. C. Stephen of Manhattan Criminal Court denied a prosecution motion yesterday to consolidate the two assault charges against the rapper, whose real name is Trevor Smith.
The judge denied a prosecution request to keep out parts of a toxicology report that shows Trayvon Martin had small amounts of marijuana in his system.
Mr. Anwar chose to deliver a statement from the floor of the courtroom on Monday, rather than take the witness stand, denying the prosecution the opportunity to cross-examine him.
