Alec Baldwin case dismissed with prejudice

[MightyGiants]

I can't say I am surprised the prosecution was guilty of misconduct, as the decision to prosecute was a complete and utter disgrace

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cx8290qn0n5o

[Ed Vette]

They withheld critical evidence and they should be on notice to be disbarred.

[MightyGiants]

They withheld critical evidence and they should be on notice to be disbarred.

There were two prosecutors.  One resigned because the other one (who reportedly called Baldwin a "cocksu**") wanted to still proceed.   The one that stayed made the highly unusual move of taking the stand to testify.  The excuse she gave was that in her opinion the evidence wasn't relevant, but that is not her call to make.  I agree, that one should be disbarred or at the very least, lose her job. 

[LennG]

The case against him was just plain stupid.
It has all been said before

[EDjohnst1981]

Disclosure failures is my primary academic research interest.

This is utterly appalling. It's so rife - across the globe.

I'd say it's the biggest cause of a miscarriage of justice in common law jurisdictions like ours.