1.   As his case began to crumble into a heap of contradictory testimony, mishandled evidence, and neglected leads, Montes reversed himself.

2.   But Mosty said Rowlett police jumped to conclusions, mishandled evidence and did not follow up on other possible suspects.

3.   The claim by some jurors that mishandled evidence led to their reasonable doubt would have been accepted by many whites, if with some skepticism.

4.   The Justice Department report on whether the laboratories mishandled evidence has yet to be released, but a draft version described grave problems.