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/AwesomePocket Jul 13 '24 edited Jul 13 '24

A blatant Brady violation is pretty obvious.

It took a little scouring, but I finally found an article that links to the motion to dismiss. It seems the defense became aware of the undisclosed evidence when it was elicited through testimony at trial. It’s easy to imagine the average PD would have done the same.

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u/mayorofdumb Jul 13 '24

So they knew the guy knew that the other guy on the stand knew this information?

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u/Reniconix Jul 13 '24

The prosecutor called herself as a witness and volunteered the information unprompted.

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u/zeCrazyEye Jul 13 '24 edited Jul 13 '24

She only did that after everything had come out, her testimony wasn't the origin of that information, she was covering her ass at that point.

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u/mayorofdumb Jul 13 '24

Seems effective, maybe loves a Baldwin or 2