Quote Originally Posted by Bhaalizmo View Post
Cliff notes: It doesn't read like a defense of Baldwin.
It's an example of readers drawing a conclusion based on their expectations, instead of based of reading comprehension. Baldwin did not cause the prosecutor to make this error. The fact that he got lucky is not praise of him.

In addition to being a legal error, the prosecutor's behavior was very bad. To demean Badlwin's attorneys, as the prosecutor did, because they asserted a reasonable argument on his behalf is petty. It makes me believe this prosecutor is inexperienced and not up to the job. And it raises questions about why this particular prosecutor was chosen for this particular prosecution. They should get a new prosecutor before their next public humiliation.