Actor Alec Baldwin, who was on trial for the shooting death of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins, is a free person. After the defence claimed that the trial withheld vital information from the security in a Brady violation, Judge Mary Sommer dismissed the case against him with prejudice in a unique move.  ,  ,  ,
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According to the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers,” A Brady violation encompasses three elements: ( 1 ) the’ evidence at issue must be favorable to the accused, either because it is exculpatory or because it is impeaching, ( 2 ) that evidence must have been suppressed by the State, either willfully or inadvertently, and ( 3 ) prejudice must have ensued.'”  ,
On Friday, testimony was given that a number of shots, allegedly related to the” Rust” movie set, were handed over to the police during the trial. In a file related to the” Rust” case, the attorney and the lead analyst presented them as evidence. The security was not informed of the new information by the prosecution. This, according to Judge Sommer, prejudiced the accused severely.  ,  ,  ,
” There is no method for the court to correct this wrong”, said Judge Sommer. The only acceptable solution is the departure of the sentence.  ,  ,  ,
In a desperate plea to save her face, Special Prosecutor Kari Morrissey called herself to the witness stand, but her testimony failed to persuade the judge that the Brady violation was n’t a flagrant error. During the cross-examination of Morrissey, the defense asked her if she ever called Baldwin a” c***sucker”, and” an arrogant pri*k”, which Morrissey said she could n’t recall.  ,
Baldwin and his household sobbed as the judge dropped the charges. He may be tried for the same crime once more. Hannah Gutierrez, the armorer on the set of” Rust”, was sentenced to 18 months in prison for the death of Hutchins.  ,  ,  ,
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Baldwin left the court immediately after the court’s decision without comment. Prosecutor Morrissey acknowledged to the media that she was proud of the work she and her crew did in this case.  ,
You can watch the decision below.  ,  ,  ,
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