This is what I expected would happen. The system works.
Maybe eventually, but the wheels of justice are slow. These people were arrested, jailed, had to make bail(?), were threatened, and incurred legal fees. All unjustly. The system shouldn't have allowed that to happen.
The system failed when they were arrested. The system failed when the arraignment judge didn't throw the case out. The system failed when the prosecutors decided to pursue the case. The system failed when the first judge ordered them to stand trial.
That's way too many failures.