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Alec Baldwin will no longer face charges during the October 2021 shooting of Rust cinematographer Halyna Hutchins.
Special prosecutor Kari T. Morrissey He said on Monday, December 23, that an appeal to reinstate charges against the actor, 66, had been dropped due to a lack of support from the New Mexico district attorney’s office, per The New York Times a CBC News.
The prosecution’s previous case against Baldwin he fell apart at the test in July when his lawyers successfully argued that the prosecution withheld evidence that could be linked to the case.
“The state’s efforts to continue to litigate the case in a fair and comprehensive manner have been met with multiple obstacles that have compromised its ability to prosecute to the fullest extent of the law,” Morrissey said in a news release, in the statement . New York Times.
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“The appeal would have challenged the Court’s dismissal of criminal charges against Producer and Actor, Alec Baldwin which included involuntary manslaughter in the tragic shooting of Cinematographer, Halyna Hutchins on the set of Rust on October 21, 2021,” a statement and published by the New said the Office of the Attorney of the First Judicial District of Mexico.
“The FJDA commends Morrissey for her work in prosecuting two cases of such magnitude and national attention, including the successful prosecution of Hannah Gutierrez Reed. The FJDA supports the Hutchins family and their ongoing fight for justice in civil court,” the statement added, per CBS News.
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Courtesy of Halyna Hutchins/InstagramBaldwin Solicitors, Luke Nick a Alex Spirohe said the decision “to reject the appeal is the final vindication of what Alec Baldwin and his attorneys have said from the beginning – this was an unimaginable tragedy but Alec Baldwin committed no crime. The rule of law remains intact in New Mexico. “
Baldwin has yet to publicly comment on the decision but on Monday shared a link New York Times article about him via X.
Hutchins killed a Rust a director Joel Souza injured him as a result of a prop gun containing a real bullet being fired on set in October 2021. Hutchins’ family filed a wrongful death lawsuit against Baldwin in February 2022 and settled with the Emmy winner that October.
County Sheriff/MEGA Two documentaries about the Rust shooting featuring Alec Baldwin and cinematographer Halyna Hutchins are in the works. Rachel Mason, a close friend of the Hutchins family who directed the 2019 Netflix documentary Circus of Books, has been working on a film about Halyna with the help of producer Julee Metz and Halyna’s husband, (…)
Baldwin, who denied pulling the trigger, was later charged with two counts of involuntary manslaughter in January 2023 and pleaded not guilty a month later. The criminal charges were dropped in April 2023. However, he was charged with involuntary manslaughter and a second time earlier this year and went to trial in July.
The case was dismiss by the Judge of the First Judicial District Mary Marlowe Sommer in July. Sommer agreed with Baldwin’s lawyers that prosecutors withheld evidence that could have linked him to the fatal shooting.
Three years have passed since Halyna Hutchins died on the set of the film Rust, and star Alec Baldwin still hasn’t seen the finished project. “No, I haven’t seen the final cut. I was sent a rough cut early on, before everything got a little more sticky and difficult. So I haven’t seen the film,” (…)
“There is no way for the court to right this wrong,” Sommer told the court, according to NBC News. “The penalty of dismissal is the only guaranteed remedy.” The dismissal was with prejudice, which meant that the involuntary manslaughter case against Baldwin could not be filed again, however, Morrissey tried to appeal against that decision.
The movie armor, Hannah Gutierrez-Reedwas found guilty of involuntary manslaughter in March and sentenced to 18 months in prison. Her attorneys appealed for a new trial deny in September.
