11.   Sifton agreed with the defense that the prosecution had failed to back the charges with sufficient evidence.

12.   The defense called only three and argued in its summations that the prosecution had simply failed to prove its case.

13.   The lawyers said the prosecution had failed to prove that there was a plan or even intent to commit genocide.

14.   The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals said the prosecution had failed to link Skelton to the crime.

15.   According to the Privy Council, the prosecution failed to prove that his confession was given without coercion by force.

16.   Bowry said Friday that the prosecution failed to present a motive for the killing.

17.   But it said the prosecution failed to show who fired the weapon, or that the intent was to kill the other gang members, NTB said.

18.   But the prosecution failed to land any knockout punches in its first chance to question King.

19.   Defence attorney Sarah Hossain requested the court to indefinitely postpone the trial as the prosecution has failed to submit the approval from the government.

20.   Earlier V.T. Singam, for Manimaran, submitted that the prosecution had failed to make out a prima facie case against his client.