The ruling did not end the case, however.
If Mr. Hamdi did, then that would end the case, Mr. Dunham said.
But an order directing a verdict of acquittal would end the case: acquittals cannot be appealed.
Lisa said prosecutors should end the case against Ammon in Nevada.
But it does not end the case, which now appears headed for an appeal.
It was evident that both sides were looking for a way to end the case without a trial.
Hallinan again suggested his son's plea as a model disposition to end the case, and, once more, Sanders rejected it.
Marques said he was encouraged by the actions of some in the military to end the case.
Such evidence could support a motion for summary judgment, which, if granted by the judge, would end the case before it went to trial before a jury.
But that doesn't end the case for a universal income, as many of the brightest minds in Silicon Valley will tell anyone who asks.
The deal will end the case against Aggregate, which has been bought by Holcim Ltd., a concrete company based in Switzerland.
