Alec Baldwin demands speedy trial after involuntary manslaughter charge in ‘Rust’ shooting

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involuntary manslaughter charge filed against him last week with his own demand for a speedy trial, according to documents obtained by Fox News Digital.“Mr.

Baldwin is entitled to a fair and speedy disposition of the charges to minimize public vilification and suspicion and to avoid the hazards of proving his innocence that often arise after lengthy delays in a prosecution,” documents read.In addition, Baldwin demanded the New Mexico district attorney “preserve all evidence” related to the case and a written list of all “witnesses which the prosecutor intends to call at the trial.”Baldwin was charged with involuntary manslaughter on Friday in the fatal shooting of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins on the set of “Rust” in 2021.It is the second time a grand jury has indicted Baldwin for Hutchins’ death.

Baldwin was originally charged with two counts of involuntary manslaughter on Jan. 31, 2023, and the charges were later dropped in April 2023.Baldwin’s legal team requested any “results or reports of physical or mental examinations, and of scientific tests or experiments, including all polygraph examinations of witnesses, made in connection with this particular case, or copies thereof, within the possession, custody, or control of the state, the existence of which is known, or by the exercise of due diligence may become known to the prosecutor” as part of the entry of appearance.In addition, his defense asked for “any material evidence favorable to the defendant which the state is required to produce under the due process clause of the United States Constitution.”“Failure to provide this discovery violates the Defendant’s right to cross-examination, to present a defense, to a fair trial, to compulsory process, and to due.