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Alec Baldwin's manslaughter trial over Rust shooting has been dismissed (www.joblo.com)

submitted 11 months ago by UKFilmNerd@feddit.uk to c/movies@lemm.ee

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The manslaughter trial against Alec Baldwin over the fatal shooting of Rust cinematographer Halyna Hutchins has been dismissed. Judge Mary Marlowe Sommer threw out the case over how police and prosecutors treated a handful of bullets, which they failed to turn over to the defence.

“The state is highly culpable for its failure to provide discovery to the defendant,” Judge Sommer said. “Dismissal with prejudice is warranted.” The dismissal came as a surprise as gasps were said to be heard in the courtroom and Baldwin was congratulated by his family and supporters.

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[-] Nobody@lemmy.world 64 points 11 months ago

The bullets were turned over by retired Arizona police officer Troy Teske, who is said to be a close friend of Thell Reed, the father of Rust armourer Hannah Gutierrez-Reed. Crime scene technician Marissa Poppell accepted the bullets, but they were not inventoried with the Rust case. Some of the rounds Teske handed over were Starline brass casings with nickel primers which matched the ones that killed Hutchins

Withholding that kind of evidence is unconscionable. It tainted the entire investigation. They basically forced the judge to dismiss the case.

[-] Anticorp@lemmy.world 6 points 11 months ago

Do you think that was intentional? Like was the prosecution paid off?

[-] koberulz@lemmy.ml 1 points 11 months ago

You think prosecutors need to be paid off to hide evidence and generally ignore the rights of defendants?

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