The previous trials were smaller single centre studies.
Transcripts from the previous trials are missing.
Judge Eugene H. Nickerson, who presided in the previous trials, did not set a sentencing date for Mr. Aleman.
Throughout the previous trials, defense attorneys have painted the picture of a police department where officers regularly violate general orders.
Mr. Allen testified in the previous trials that his thinking and memory remain unaffected, leaving only his speech patterns impaired.
Captain Nathan Huff, one of the prosecutors, noted, "The only difference between this trial and the previous trials is the discovery of this new DNA evidence".
He said the company was found not liable in two of the previous trials and assessed minor damages in the two other trials.
The method also explains the failure of all the previous trials of increasing the glycolysis rate by direct over-expression of several glycolytic enzymes.
The verdict was no surprise to observers, since most of the witnesses and evidence were the same as those in the previous trials, two of which ended in acquittals, and the third with a hung jury.
Allens' contention was that the evidence as to tendency and coincidence relating to the three deaths that was not admitted at the previous trials could now be regarded as "fresh" at any future trial.
But, given the outcomes of the previous trials, it seems more likely that Williams will acquit — that the attempt to find an individual responsible for collective negligence, for a slaying by increments, may fall short again.
