Yes they were dropped. It turned out that although the FBI lab could not get the gun to fire without the trigger being pulled, the mechanism had been modified (no idea in what fashion). Between that and some procedural and questionable things his lawyers had enough holes to drive a truck through.
Thanks T_S. I figured you or cedar Dave would know. Now arec barwin can say he can actually kill someone and get a way with it. Hey arec......🖕