Friday’s dismissal of the indictments in the Avant Corp. trade secrets theft case wasn’t just an embarrassing blow to beleaguered prosecutors who’ve been working on the case for three years.

Avant’s winning argument that incomplete grand jury records robs the defense of due process also could be repeated in a handful of other cases winding their way through Santa Clara County courts.

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