DENVER (AP) Kobe Bryant's accuser is a troubled young woman who was seeking attention from her ex-boyfriend by accusing the Los Angeles Lakers star of rape, defense lawyers said in new court filings.

In motions released Monday, Bryant's lawyers also asked a judge to throw out much of the evidence against him and to disregard the state's rape shield law, which limits what defense lawyers can ask about an alleged rape victim.

Evidence the defense seeks to bar includes an interview of Bryant secretly taped by investigators and a T-shirt he was wearing the night he allegedly assaulted the 19-year-old concierge at an exclusive resort. Investigators say the woman's blood was found on the shirt.

Bryant is charged with sexual assault. He has said he and the woman had consensual sex.

Seventeen motions filed by the defense and prosecutors were released Monday. It wasn't immediately clear whether the judge would consider any of them at a hearing scheduled Friday. Another hearing is scheduled Jan. 23.

The defense also asked the judge for permission to introduce as evidence reports that the woman twice attempted suicide, and statements that she was taking a drug to treat schizophrenia.

The report of suicide attempts came from the woman's interview with an investigator, defense lawyers said. The attorneys submitted what they called proof the woman took schizophrenia medication, but it was filed under seal.

Bryant's lawyers argued that evidence collected during a search of Bryant's hotel room should be thrown out because investigators did not tell him they had a warrant.

The defense said the T-shirt should not have been taken as evidence because Bryant was wearing it during the search, and the warrant authorized them to take only items from the room, not his person.

Bryant's lawyers also argued the search was invalid because it was conducted after dark, while the warrant called for it to be done in daylight.

The warrant was issued on the basis of ``reasonable suspicion,'' a less stringent standard than ``probable cause,'' and under Colorado law could be done only in daylight hours. A probable cause search can be done any time.

The Bryant search ``may have crossed the line,'' said Denver defense lawyer Craig Silverman, a former prosecutor.

Bryant's attorneys argued that the state's rape shield law violates his rights by limiting personal information about the alleged victim, while evidence of other sexual acts by Bryant is automatically allowed.

The rape shield law _ similar to laws in all other states _ requires defense lawyers to prove why an alleged victim's sexual history is relevant evidence.

The motion, even if it doesn't succeed, could give the defense grounds to appeal if Bryant is convicted, legal experts said.

Eagle defense lawyer David Luggert added that the motion to bar the tape-recorded interview may mean that Bryant said something incriminating on the tape.

Prosecutors filed a request to measure Bryant's hand, because the alleged victim told investigators Bryant initially tried to strangle her with two hands.

Bryant faces four years to life in prison or 20 years to life on probation if convicted. No trial date has been set.