Sentence examples for case crumbled from inspiring English sources

During trial, the case crumbled over prosecutors' attempts to prove that Goodson had given Gray a rough ride.

The prosecution's case crumbled, however, and murder charges against Lewis were dropped in exchange for his plea to obstruction of justice for lying to the police.

But the prosecution's case crumbled and in early June the murder charges were dropped in exchange for a guilty plea by Lewis to obstruction of justice, a misdemeanor.

As the criminal case crumbled, the Australian immigration minister, Kevin Andrews, revoked his work visa, saying Dr. Haneef had failed the "character test" by associating with the suspects in the failed bombings.

Ms. Diallo, a housekeeper at a Midtown hotel, made her accusation in May against Mr. Strauss-Kahn, the former head of the International Monetary Fund, but has watched the case crumble around questions of her credibility.

"One could view this as a case crumbling around the prosecutor's feet, or one could see this as the unique U.C.M.J. system of justice in operation," said Gary D. Solis, a former Marine judge who teaches the laws of war at Georgetown University Law Center and at West Point.

With that sudden reversal, we watched our case crumble.

The Chinese manufacturer used cheaper materials than it was supposed to, and the egg cases crumbled in the wash.

But Pollard's case soon crumbled.

He added, "The nominee and the administration put up a wall, but in this case, it crumbled," in part because of doubts in both parties about Ms. Miers's stature.

Vecchione's case soon crumbled completely, with the office having to drop all charges against DeVecchio.