Except for lack of a murder weapon, it appears that the district attorney, Jim Trotter III, has a strong case that will lead to convictions. After Vinny's poor showing at the hearing, Stan fires him and uses the public defender, John Gibbons, and nearly convinces Bill to do the same. However, in questioning the first witness, the public defender actually ends up bolstering the prosecution's case, something that Stan feared Vinny might do, due to him getting nervous and stuttering incessantly.