Kevin Magill, defending, argued there was no identification or forensic evidence against his client.
There was no forensic evidence to connect either Curtis or Holmes to the crime.
Forensic evidence dating back to 1999 has also been located and sent away to be examined.
Prosecutors say they have extensive forensic evidence linking all six suspects to the crime.
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But it has recently started to be applied to forensic evidence in criminal cases as well.
By then any forensic evidence that might have been available would have been destroyed.
How can we preserve the usefulness of forensic evidence while protecting the public when it breaks down?
They believe the forensic evidence is overwhelming and is corroborated by transcripts of bugged conversations among the Davidians.
This could be on disputed aspects of the prosecution case, such as the identification or forensic evidence presented.
Union County Prosecutor Theodore Romankow said the case was still under investigation and police were still gathering forensic evidence.
In 2010 Mark Weston, then 35, became the first to face a second murder trial, following new forensic evidence.
If you thought fingerprints were an infallible form of forensic evidence, think again.
Forensic evidence has also shown beyond doubt that the Tsar Nicholas II and his family were executed by the Bolsheviks in 1918.
Investigators' first priority is to examine forensic evidence and video footage from the transport system's extensive surveillance system, Paddick said.
Both convictions were quashed in 2008 after a BBC Rough Justice documentary questioned the forensic evidence used to convict them.
However, without a body, or other forensic evidence, there is no proof that Mr bin Laden is no longer alive.
Prosecutors have said they have extensive forensic evidence against the suspects, who could face the death penalty if found guilty.
The prosecution has saved to the end the thorny subject of forensic evidence, one of the weakest links in its case.
And so in the absence of forensic evidence against other suspects, police will hope that one of two things will happen.
However, defence lawyers told the Reuters news agency that they were preparing to argue that the forensic evidence had been fabricated.
Catrin Evans, from the Crown Prosecution Service, said CCTV and forensic evidence played a large part in bringing about the successful prosecution.
By early November, forensic evidence had revealed there was petrol on the Philpotts' clothing and that of the couple's friend Paul Mosley.
The police are still awaiting the results of forensic evidence to determine whether the same weapon was involved in all the shootings.
There was also no forensic evidence linking Mr Brami, an Albanian national, to the knife blades that were used on Mr Leonard.
Forensic evidence also shows that they ate a lot better than peasants.
Forensic evidence about a tiny speck of gun residue found in Barry George's coat pocket after his arrest helped secure his original conviction.
Not all the body parts have been recovered, and Lafreniere said forensic evidence and DNA were used to identify the victim as Jun.
The other, Detachment 88, is a high-profile anti-terrorist squad, trained by American and Australian federal police in making arrests and gathering forensic evidence.
He hinted that police have some idea of what happened to Hall that night but are seeking forensic evidence to support their theory.
Prosecutors say they have extensive forensic evidence, supported by the suspects' mobile-phone records and the testimony of the dying woman and her companion.
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