Earlier Monday, it was reported that Alabama offensive lineman Cam Robinson and cornerback Hootie Jones would not be prosecuted for drug and weapons charges. Now their defense attorney has shed light on why he thinks that’s the case.

In an interview with AL.com attorney Joe Guerriero revealed that, from his perspective, the case lacked strength from the start. The players were arrested on guns and marijuana possession charges on May 17.

Here’s how Guerriero described the situation in the interview with AL.com:

“There was no justifiable grounds for prosecution under any evidence rule that exists,” Guerriero said in a phone interview Monday afternoon. “It’s basic 101 Law that there were no grounds for prosecution based on what happened.”

Though only Robinson and Jones were arrested and taken to jail, there were four people in Robinson’s rental car early in the morning of May 17. The other two were handcuffed initially, Guerriero said, but only Jones and Robinson were booked. The incident report obtained through public records made no mention of the other two involved in the case.

Only a half gram of marijuana was found in the car, Guerriero said, and nobody had clear possession. The arrests were made, Guerriero said, only after Jones alerted police to the gun on his lap.

“Mr. Jones is the one who called it to the police’s attention because he didn’t want anything to happen,” Guerriero said. “‘Look, I have a gun in my lap. My hands are up. I just want to show you.'”

So a lack of evidence has kept Robinson and Jones from facing charges. It will be interesting to see what the aftermath of this development will be like.

Tuscaloosa News reporter Aaron Suttles also chimed in on the situation: