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A judge in Juneau , Alaska , dismissed all charges against Rachelle Waterman in connection with her mother 's murder at a hearing Tuesday , saying testimony at the honor student 's trial earlier this year cast serious doubts about the reliability of incriminating statements the girl made during a police interrogation.Superior Court Judge Patricia Collins , who presided over the trial , which ended in a hung jury on Feb. 14 , said new information emerging at the proceeding suggested that the then-16-year-old Waterman may have been coerced by police into admitting more involvement in the murder plot than she actually had.Collins ruled that the statements were inadmissible as evidence and said that because they were " the centerpiece " of the prosecution case , she had no choice but to dismiss the indictment.At the morning hearing , Collins told stunned prosecutor Stephen West , the district attorney of Ketchikan , that he had until 4 p.m. to file new charges against Waterman or she would be released . Merck 's lawyers say the company acted responsibly , disclosed studies on Vioxx and believed it to be safe until results from the long-term study last year prompted pulling the drug.About 20 million people took Vioxx after its launch in 1999 . He survived , but the episode left him frequently fatigued and reliant on heart medications . In it , Alexander played a middle-class English tourist with an uncanny resemblance to the embattled King of Ruritania ; just put the middle-class Englishman in the right clothes , and he can play the part of a King to perfection . Merck 's lawyers say the company disclosed studies on Vioxx and believed it was safe until results from the long-term study last year prompted them to pull the drug.About 20 million people took Vioxx after its launch in 1999 .