1.   An admission on the part of the defendant would also help the prosecution case.

2.   For the prosecution case to stand, it will be necessary to prove that Lenny McLean struck the fatal blow.

3.   The prosecution case was that the defendant had fired deliberately at Paulette.

4.   The prosecution case, even if it was brought against those believed responsible, was very often fictional.

5.   The testimony of the two arresting officers was an important part of the prosecution case.

6.   While the prosecution case is being presented the Decision as to what course to take in these circumstances remains with counsel.

7.   The core of the prosecution case was composed of detailed confessions in which the three accused admitted participating in the rape.

8.   Another subject of much speculative comment was the disappearance of four of the seven original co-accused, who were key witnesses and whose absence threatened the prosecution case.