Some thoughts on the dismissal of charges against Alec Baldwin because of the discovery violations in the case.
Overwhelming first thought: That would NOT happen here in Miami- but for perhaps one or two judges in the REGJB. And you know who they are.
2- Broward would remove the judge from the bench who had the temerity to dismiss a case for a discovery violation. And then disbar them. And then prosecute them for obstruction of justice. Mike Satz lives on.
3- This was live ammo placed in a gun handed to Alec Baldwin after telling him the gun was "cold" not loaded. The prosecution knew this months before the trial- and did NOTHING. One prosecutor resigned after the case was dismissed.
4. Remarkably, we have a similar situation here in Miami- land of the Chess- Game- Discovery-Responses ( (c) Michael Von Zamft and Kathy Rundle, 2018, all rights reserved). And what is being done? Some hand wringing over how this is a big nothing and pablum that the Miami SAO is the most ethical office in the land. If you believe that one, then Joe Biden can beat you at Wordle.
5- Back to our DeSantis drones. Can you imagine the scenario? The same situation unfolds, the prosecution is caught (K to Q 2) withholding exculpatory evidence and our 30 something DeSantis Drone races off to chambers, sweat dripping from their brow, calling every judge friend they can find, begging for a way to make a decision that does not dismiss the case and place them in the crosshairs of being called a liberal defense oriented judge who has one set of rulings for celebrities and who legislates from the bench thus jeopardizing what has otherwise been in their mind a sure- Federalist Society paved path to the Florida Supreme Court as every day they deny motions while gravely explaining that the legislature has not authorized such a decision and the resolution lies in enacting new laws and not expanding them from the bench.
Is it any wonder that we jump at the chance to take a case out of Florida? We have one in Indiana for gosh sakes, and another in Oklahoma, and even there, we are treated better than at the crossroads of 12th street and 12th avenue.
Enjoy your weekend. Mr. Baldwin surely is.
Well done to his defense team after a slow start. Well done indeed.