Neither the mountains of incriminating evidence nor the

Neither the mountains of incriminating evidence nor the prosecutor's eloquent closing argument were able to convince the jury to find the defendent guilty.

A. Neither the mountains of incriminating evidence nor the prosecutor's eloquent closing argument were able to convince the jury to find the defendent guilty.
B. Neither the mountains of incriminating evidence and not the prosecutor's eloquent closing argument was able to convince the jury to find the defendent guilty.
C. Neither the mountains of incriminating evidence nor the prosecutor's eloquent closing argument was able to convince the jury to find the defendent guilty.
D. Neither the mountains of incriminating evidence nor the prosecutor's eloquent closing argument was able in convincing the jury in finding the defendent guilty.
E. Neither the mountains of incriminating evidence nor the prosecutor's eloquent closing argument have convinced the the jury to find the defendent guilty.