"That's why this is a circumstantial and historical case," he said.

"You built a good circumstantial case, and he looked guilty as hell in interview."

Going after him with a circumstantial case just didn't add up.

And Democrats in particular said they did not think the prosecutors had gone beyond a strong circumstantial case on obstruction.

"You don't even have a decent circumstantial case against him."

According to the article, the detective was then able to build a circumstantial case that led to the man's confession.

The police had a strong but circumstantial case against both of them.

"And I think people need to understand we won't be afraid to take strong circumstantial cases into court."

There would be a decent circumstantial case against him, with motive, perhaps.

"Would you hold it against us if we present only a circumstantial case?"