>> we got all excited. asked for the judge to set a hearing. it was december 20th or 21st. we were going to have christmas beyond all christmases. >> on december 21st, 2000, a new hearing was held. if a new trial were to be granted, elmore could be released on bail and join his family for the holidays after more than 18 years on death row. >> all rise. >> judge ernest kinard again presided, the same judge who had stated elmore may well be not guilty. >> lab corps has indicated in a record that there are no hairs from someone other than dorothy edwards and there were no hairs of anyone of african-american descent. >> zelenka acknowledged the evidence should have been given to the defense but argued only one of the hairs had sufficient