Timothy Busfield Indictment Dismissed: Why a Judge Tossed the Case and What Happens Next

Editorial cartoon of a judge gavel striking beside a torn indictment document and the scales of justice, headlined Case Tossed

A New Mexico judge has thrown out the sexual abuse indictment against actor and director Timothy Busfield, ruling Friday that prosecutors botched the grand jury process so badly that the whole case collapsed on procedural grounds. The dismissal caps a nine-month legal saga for the thirtysomething Emmy winner, though the district attorney says it is … Read more