But the prosecution's case was troubled by too few witnesses and by weak, contradictory testimony that did not support the theory that the two men wanted to kill Ms. DeGraff to spare Mr. Valme from repaying a $25,000 loan.
Ms. Rice was at her weakest in her testimony before the independent commission investigating the 9/11 attacks when she attempted to portray Mr. Bush himself as a hands-on administrator with a particular concern about terror threats.
Judge Mustafa Abdullah said the defendants were acquitted because the witnesses' testimony was weak.
My testimony was weak, was incomplete, and I was made to believe that perhaps, I am not enough to win this.
But the North Carolina Supreme Court called for a retrial, saying the testimony had been weak.
Greenspan, normally a political fence-sitter, played directly to the Democrats' weak hand in his prepared testimony and responses.
In his opening statement before the four-judge panel, the attorney said, "This is a weak case built on accomplice testimony.
"Identification" testimony is the weakest form of evidence, especially when given by a lay witness unfamiliar with the accused.
But he said the court had been convinced by medical testimony that the weaker sister could not sustain life on her own and that if she remained joined, she would hasten the death of her sister, who doctors believe can lead a normal life.
The weaker kind of probability is testimony.
