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In fact, later tests showed that, as the Associated Press put it, “the knife had been so mishandled in the aftermath of the killing that it would be impossible to identify the killer.”

An attorney representing Williams argued there was racial discrimination in selecting jurors and that DNA evidence in the case was mishandled.

Braun appealed the finding and suggested that the man who collected the testing specimen might have mishandled it.

A Starbucks employee then “mishandled” the coffee and spilled it onto Evans’ lap, with the hot liquid rolling down her left leg, according to the lawsuit.

She also alleged that the office mishandled grant funds, engaged in discrimination and allowed “inappropriate alcohol consumption” in the workplace.