The state is highly culpable for its failure to provide discovery to the defendant," Variety reports Marlowe Sommer saying. "Dismissal with prejudice is warranted."
Morrissey, identified by a witness as one of the people responsible for that decision, called herself to the witness stand to assert that she did not believe the bullets to be relevant to the case.
Initial criminal charges against Baldwin were dropped in April 2023. However, last fall prosecutors announced their intention to refile an involuntary manslaughter charge after new evidence emerged contradicting Baldwin's previous claim that he didn't pull the trigger.
The crucial evidence, which the judge examined herself in the courtroom, consisted of bullets the defense claimed were hidden by the prosecution, after being logged under a different case number.
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