Kan Marso 17, 2009, an ina ni Suzette nagpasa nin affidavit hali ki Suzette na igwa nin petsang Marso 12, 2009 na nagsasabing dai ini sigurado kun narape man nanggad sya. Igwa nin mga ispekulasyon na tibaad igwa nin korapsyon, kaya an pirang mga organisasyon sagkod an kongreso, nagdemanda na magkaigwa nin imbestigasyon. Pakalihis na maisumiter an affidavit, kan Abril 23, 2009, an Court of Appeals na pinapamayuhan kan tulong Filipinang mga Husgado na sinda Associate Justices Monina Arevalo-Zenarosa, Remedios Salazar-Fernando asin Myrna Dimaranan-Vidal, pigbaliktad an desisyon kan hababang korte asin pigsugo an paghali ki Smith sa kulunan, an sabi ngani, “"...a careful and judicious perusal of the evidence on record does not convince the prudent mind about the moral certainty of the guilt of the accused, hence we must acquit." Pigsabi pa man kan Court of Appeals na "If Nicole was really drunk, she would have had a hard time rising up, much more standing up, or she would have just dropped, a common experience among Filipino girls." Dai pig-aku kan CA an  resulta kan imbestigasyon kan trial court na that "there may be forcible entry" tangani na maipaliwanag an mga tama sa maselang parte ni Nicole.