DAYTONA BEACH, FLA. (AP) -- Florida prosecutors are arguing before an appeals court that much of the evidence detectives gathered should be allowed in the trial of a former astronaut accused of plotting to kidnap a romantic rival.

A lower court judge threw out evidence found in Lisa Nowak's car and said her comments from a six-hour interview after her arrest should not be allowed at her trial.

Nowak is accused of trying to abduct a woman vying for the affections of the same space shuttle pilot in February 2007 at the Orlando International Airport.

She has pleaded not guilty and is free on bond.

The three-judge state appellate court on Tuesday questioned whether Nowak waived her rights before the interview and what detectives knew before they searched her car.

The judges will issue a decision later.

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