Bad tackles happen but I was disappointed by what Duberry did - or rather didn't - afterwards.
Michael Duberry handled inside the Saints box from a corner and Simon Mensing converted the spot-kick with 22 minutes remaining.
The game then took another twist as substitute Nish was shown a straight red card for kicking out at Duberry.
Mr McCormick said he stopped representing Mr Duberry when he suspected some of the men were likely to be charged.
Saints were presented with yet another golden chance with 12 minutes remaining as Mackay's corner fell to Michael Duberry 12 yards out.
Hamilton found the St Johnstone defence difficult to pass, with Michael Duberry and Steven Anderson limiting Accies' chances at breaching Peter Enckelman's goal.
Immediately at the other end, Samuel had a shot hacked off the line by David Buchanan after Duberry had nodded down Millar's corner.
St Johnstone manager Derek McInnes handed a debut to new signing Michael Duberry, with on-loan Bolton youngster Mark Connolly a place on the bench.
Dave MacKay and Sheridan missed the target for Saints early in the second period and Michael Duberry and Chris Millar drew saves from Stack.
The court heard that Mr McCormick first saw Mr Duberry on 31 January, more than two weeks after the alleged attack on 12 January.
After Michael Duberry had pulled one back for St Johnstone, referee Charlie Richmond awarded a free-kick against Steven Robb for a challenge on Kenny Deuchar.
St Mirren were 2-0 ahead thanks to strikes from Graham Carey and Andy Dorman before Michael Duberry headed in a scrambled goal for the Perth side on 79 minutes.
He said that on several occasions he had asked Mr Duberry if he wanted to alter his statement but he declined and said his statement was true.
Michael Duberry and Steven Anderson kept Accies strikers Mickael Antoine-Curier and Damian Casalinuovo at bay but the visitors did manage a shot on target in the 30th minute.
Michael Duberry scrambled a shot off the line from the impressive Parlour and Wiltord had an effort ruled out for offside after Henry's shot had struck wood once more.
Another long ball caused St Johnstone problems moments later as Mehmet sneaked in behind Duberry and tried to nudge the ball round Smith but the striker's effort trickled wide.
Immediately after the restart, Imrie had a penalty claim waved away when Duberry appeared to clip his ankles inside the box, but referee Mike Tumilty was having none of it.
Goodwin had a powerful shot blocked and deflected out for a corner, then Duberry handled the ball inside the Saints box from the resulting set-piece to hand Accies a lifeline.
The ball appeared to come off the head of John Potter as it drifted in but Duberry claimed credit for the goal after putting the St Mirren defender under pressure.
Samuel had nobody to blame but himself moments later as he swung wildly at a shooting chance set up by Duberry's muscular play inside the area and fired the ball badly wide.
Hibs finally began to show some attacking intent as the half drew to a close, but their strikers couldn't find a way past the impressive-looking Michael Duberry and Graham Gartland in the Saints defence.
Cillian Sheridan joined on-loan from Celtic in January to bolster the attack, experienced former Chelsea defender Michael Duberry was another mid-season capture and both played starring roles in the memorable 5-1 win over Hibs in February.
St Johnstone were presented with a real chance in the 28th minute when Duberry's ball was only half-cleared by Ruben Palazuelos with goalkeeper Marian Kello drawn out of position behind him, but Liam Craig volleyed wide of the empty net.
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