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Judge Mary Marlowe Sommer dismissed the case with prejudice, so Baldwin cannot be retried.
The motion to dismiss with prejudice is granted.
This was not disclosed to his lawyers before his trial.
Baldwin was charged with involuntary manslaughter in the on-set shooting of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins.
His lawyers had claimed that the evidence could have provided answers to how live ammunition wound up on set.
When Judge Sommer issued her decision Friday afternoon after hearing testimony about the evidence, Baldwin broke into tears.
The evidence that hadnt been disclosed surfaced when crime-scene tech Marissa Poppell was on the stand.
Baldwins lawyers claimed that the pop in of live ammunition matched the live bullet that killed Hutchins.
Teske brought police the ammo while manslaughter proceedings againstRustarmorer Hannah Gutierrez-Reed were unfolding.
Gutierrez-Reed was convicted of involuntary manslaughter on March 6, 2024, in Hutchinss death.
In a shocking move, special prosecutor Kari Morrissey called herself to testify.
The court concludes that this conduct is highly prejudicial to the defendant, Sommer said.
The jury has been sworn; jeopardy is attached.
This disclosure during the course of trial is so late that it undermines the defense preparation for trial.
There is no way for the court to right this wrong, Sommer said.
Based on what she heard, there was no other remedy but to throw out the case.
We disagree with the courts decision, but we have to respect it.
