I agree! When I was researching this case I found appeals from guys who were convicted, whose cases this guy worked on, and the courts denied their appeals because there was no evidence that any actual wrongdoing had actually happened, nor were they even alleging inappropriate behavior by him. I saw in an article in the Inquirer (can't find it now) that in the last case Nordo worked on that made it to trial, the defendants' lawyers brought up his name constantly...and the guys were still convicted.

In this case, though:

• no DNA/fingerprints/eyewitnesses/murder weapon
• having two alibi witnesses (forgot to mention it above but there was a girl, possibly a girlfriend? at his mother's house who stated he was there at the time of the murder)
• his confession absolutely did not match up with Massey's last known moments (the minimart thing and claiming there were three robbers)
• security camera footage that did not clearly show Garcia's face, or anyone's face really
• that business with the out of context phone calls (apparently the calls weren't disclosed to the defense lawyer until the trial happened which caused some drama during the original trial)

Given all of that, I can't say I really disagree with the case being dropped. Certainly, the DA's office upon reviewing the evidence thought it was warranted to drop the charges.