The New Mexico criminal case against Alec Baldwin for the on-set death of Rust cinematographer Halyna Hutchings on October 21, 2021 is officially closed.
Following yesterday’s exclusive by Deadline that involuntary manslaughter charges against the star/producer of the indie Western would be dropped, special prosecutors Kari Morrissey and Jason Lewis Friday official filed the paperwork to bring the matter to a conclusion, for now. “Come now, the State of New Mexico, by and through special prosecutors Kari T.
Morrissey and Jason J. Lewis, and enters a nolle prosequi in the above-numbered and styled cause, as new facts were revealed that demand further investigation and forensic analysis which cannot be completed before the May 3, 2023, preliminary hearing,” the recently appointed duo said today. “The case is dismissed without prejudice and the investigation is active and on-going.” To that end, while Baldwin will not face charges now, “without prejudice” means the matter can be reopened at any time.
A point Morrissey and Lewis made distinctly clear on April 20 in a statement on the shifting circumstances of the case: “This decision does not absolve Mr.
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