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Alec Baldwin’s Lawyers Argue Destruction of Gun Warrants Dismissal
Alec Baldwin's lawyers argued on Monday that his case should be thrown out because the state destroyed his Colt .45 revolver during testing.
Alec Baldwin ‘s lawyers argued on Monday that his manslaughter case should be thrown out because investigators destroyed the key piece of evidence: his Colt .45 revolver. During testing in 2022, an FBI examiner struck the gun with a mallet, breaking the internal components such that the hammer would no longer stay in the fully cocked position. Kari Morrissey, the lead prosecutor, suggested that the trial could run an additional week, given the lengthy witness lists, but Marlowe Sommer insisted on limiting it to eight days.
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