katydid23
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It is hard for me to consider Baldwin a victim in this case, considering the shady circumstances.Westerman (consultant for D) did not send the Defense discovery documents to the youtubers.
According to the State's filing (in a court other than Judge Gull's) Westerman is currently on trial for a crime where Baldwin is the named victim.
What you suggest would be a difficult argument for the State to make - even if in Gull's court.
JMHO
Westerman is now considered a 'consultant'? He did not have a law degree and was no longer an employee of Baldwin. So
what is it that makes him a 'consultant'?
I can't see Baldwin as a victim because he seems to have been very negligent. A conference room is not a reliable place to leave protected sealed documents and photos. Especially if left on a table, in an unsupervised, unoccupied unlocked room.
If the law decrees that documents I am responsible for have to remain sealed, where am I going to keep them?
I'd say in a locked file cabinet or a locked desk drawer, at the very least. I would not leave them on top of a table in an unlocked, unoccupied conference room.
Baldwin is not solely a victim, imo, as he bears much of the responsibility.
Westerman might as well have sent the docs to the YouTubers. His negligent actions made that event possible, imo.