Alec Baldwin Hearing Turns Into Verbal Brawl Between ‘Rust’ Prosecutor & Defense Lawyer; Judge Sets Ruling On Dismissing Involuntary Manslaughter Charges For Next Week
deadline.com“I’m not going to sit here and be called a liar!” In what was one of a number of acidic exchanges today between lawyers, that’s what clearly heated Rust Special Prosecutor Kari Morrissey told a virtual hearing today on a motion by Alec Baldwin’s defense to see the involuntary manslaughter charges against their client dismissed Despite his lawyers’ best efforts Friday over the long hearing, Baldwin will not know for several more days if he is still going to stand trial this summer on involuntary manslaughter charges for the fatal 2021 shooting of Rust cinematographer Halyna Hutchins.
Late this morning, Judge Mary Marlowe Summer told the assembled attorneys that she will make public next week her decision on whether or not to dismiss the indictment. “I’ll put it in writing, look for that,” she said, wearily signing off.
The State v. Alexander Rae Baldwin trial is scheduled to start on July 9 and last about two weeks. Baldwin did not attend today’s virtual hearing.
If things started off with a healthy dose of legalese this morning, the very end of over two-hour hearing saw things get very personal tense between Morrissey and defense attorney Alex Spiro – especially as the latter sought one last “60 seconds” (though he went much longer) from an indulgent Judge Sommer to push back on her argument about why Baldwin should face New Mexico justice this summer. “I have no idea what Mr.
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