It is not as unusual as you might think. I know of cases where people spent months in jail, because of mistaken identity. If he could not make bond... he stays in jail.
My suspicion is that in this case, once the judge saw the forensic evidence, it was clear that the testimony of the only eye witness other than the defendant, was not credible.
Given that, dismissal is understandable. The prosecution’s case, it seems, rested on that eye witness’ account.
It is not as unusual as you might think.
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Understand etc BUT this particular case is sort of weird.
NO doubt who did the shooting.
HE probably admitted it and gave full ‘confession’ especially if he felt/knew he had done nothing ‘wrong’.
I realize legally blind doesn’t mean he can’t see but he took a dude out with one shot ... How many have the cops taken out recently with one shot...even though only 18” away?
Guess what is ‘bothering’ me is it apparently wasn’t any new evidence, the shooter vs girlfriend as witness should have have been qualified or disqualified long before they got to where they were at.
This just doesn’t pass the ‘smell test’ - IMNSHO.....
Oh well he is out now and I guess he will have ‘MEAN LAWYERS’ beating his doors down now.
Dependent on the shooters attitude etc, this is a case where you just turn one of those ambulance chasers loose, shoot for the moon - guarantee him a large portion and hope the city settles long before it gets to another long, drawn out trial