No DNA decision in yogurt-shop case

AUSTIN (KXAN) - On Tuesday, attorneys for the suspects in the infamous yogurt shop murder case met with a judge to discuss the implications of new DNA testing that places an as-yet unknown man at the scene of the grisly 1991 homicides.

The judge took no action, angering defense attorneys who say they plan to try and get the suspects released on a writ bond.

"God himself could tell the DA's office the men are innocent and they won't listen to him," said Joe James Sawyer, one of the attorneys.

Michael Scott and Robert Springsteen are being retried for the murders of four teenage girls at the "I Can't Believe It's Yogurt" shop in 1991 after the new DNA evidence was discovered.

Scott and Springsteen are accused of sexually assaulting four girls, killing them and then burning down the I Can't Believe It's Yogurt to cover up the crime.

An appeals court overturned the first convictions in the case.

The DNA testing found DNA of an unknown man on three of the four victims in the yogurt shop. The new DNA does not match Springsteen or Scott. Defense attorneys requested the charges be dropped in January 2009, but Judge Mike Lynch said he needed more time to review the attorney's motions.

Family members of the defendants feel they have been wrongly imprisoned long enough. Two new attorneys from New York are requesting to join Michael Scott's defense team.

Another closed hearing is scheduled for next week.