A Baltimore man facing murder and assault charges was prepared to stand trial this month but prosecutors apparently were not.
On the day the murder trial of Quron Williams was set to begin, prosecutors dismissed all charges against him.
According to attorney Roya Hanna, prosecutors had failed to complete the paperwork to have the key witness, who was in federal custody, transferred to the courthouse.
Without the star witness, prosecutors were forced to dismiss the case.
"This isn't just someone walking free on a murder conviction, this is an entire family that had hopes for a murder conviction and now they have to start the grieving process all over again," said Hanna, who's a candidate for City State's Attorney.
Hanna says a similar breakdown happened when the case was first slated for trial in September. At that time, a judge agreed to postpone the case until this month.
The incident comes as prosecutors failed to prove their case against Garrett Powell, who was found not guilty in the murder of safe streets worker Dante Barksdale.
Defense attorneys contend the State's Attorney's Office is grossly understaffed and inexperienced and cases are suffering.
"I don't understand, with the staffing issues, why all the deputies, even Ms. Mosby, aren't in the courtroom trying to get the work done," Hanna said.
Prosecutors have now re-filed murder charges against Quron Williams who has been released from jail pending the outcome of a third trial.