Mr. Kalman said at trial that the claims of significance were typographical errors.
"However, there was no evidence at the trial that the defendant wanted to harm Candace".
Mr. Brodsky and others testified at the first trial that the document retention policy was self-executing.
It emerged during the trial that the teenager sent thousands of online messages to contacts in Australia.
Mr. Reyes's lawyers argued at trial that the backdating policy had been created by the finance department.
The young woman, Diana Bianchi, said at the trial that the affair, now ended, had been consensual.
It also emerged during the trial that the two women were trying to recruit Mr Walsh to murder Hartley.
"There has been no credible evidence presented at this trial that the defendant intended any crime to happen," said Williams.
Jurors said after the trial that the shredding had not been a major factor in their decision.
Further, forensic experts testified at the trial that the blows appeared to be from a hammer, not a barbell.
"There is no question that the prosecution took the position at trial that the semen came from McKinley," he said.
