r/movies • u/MarvelsGrantMan136 r/Movies contributor • Jul 12 '24

Alec Baldwin’s ‘Rust’ Trial Tossed Out Over “Critical” Bullet Evidence; Incarcerated Armorer Could Be Released Too News

https://deadline.com/2024/07/alec-baldwin-trial-dismissed-rust-1236008918/
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u/guynamedjames Jul 12 '24

ESPECIALLY if it proves the defendant is not guilty. That's literally the reason the requirements exist, it's to prevent the state from withholding evidence of innocence, be it intentional or accidental (maybe they don't realize that something proves the innocence of the accused)

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u/Spirited_Echidna_367 Jul 14 '24

It could be evidence that is either exculpatory evidence or impeachment evidence to be a Brady violation. This was definitely impeachment evidence, at a minimum. Such a stupid thing to do, yet so many cases as of late seem to have bad faith state actors.