been, they would have shown what jurors saw anthony garcia napping. >> he slept quite a bit during the trial. >> i'd say half the trial. you know, and how do you think that that plays off to a jury? >> reporter: the 2008 case of tom hunter and shirlee sherman was the most straightforward for the defense. >> there is no direct evidence against my client. there is no smoking gun. there is no dna. it's all pieces and they are trying to put together this puzzle. >> reporter: on the stand, none of the prosecution's eyewitnesses could i.d. anthony garcia as the man they'd seen eight years earlier. as for the silver honda crv, the defense pointed out that not one of them ever mentioned the big spare tire that was on the back of garcia's car. >> it's big as all get out. i mean, it's enormous. >> and nobody said anything about that? >> never one mention of it, which to me indicated that it wasn't my client's vehicle. that's the more likely answer. >> reporter: the 2013 brumback