 Baldwin's attorney, Alex Spiro, had argued that meant the case against him should be scrapped. It's kind of ironic in a case conceitedly about an accident, the state could somehow get away with intentionally destroying the key evidence and depriving the defense of that evidence. In ruling to deny the dismissal, Judge Mary Marlowe-Summer wrote there was no reason to believe that the state destroyed the gun in bad faith. Jury selection for Baldwin's trial begins on July 9th. Mandelita Barco, NPR News.