Alec Baldwin Trashes ‘Rust’ D.A. For Threatening His “Right To A Fair Trial” Over Fatal Movie Shooting
deadline.comLooking at potentially months before a trial even starts in Alec Baldwin’s criminal case over the October 2021 shooting death of Rust cinematographer Halyna Hutchins, the actor is now accusing prosecutors of violating his “constitutional rights.” “The government’s conduct represented a disregard of its ethical duties, and it has threatened Mr.
Baldwin’s right to a fair trial,” claims a March 21 filing by Baldwin’s NYC and Dallas-based Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan defense (read it here).
Placed in the docket in New Mexico, this latest swipe at prosecutors specifically cites statements made by Santa Fe District Attorney Mary Carmack-Altwies’ office and now exited special prosecutor Andrea Reeb about the indie Western’s star/producer’s “gross negligence and a reckless disregard for safety on the Rust film set” and more.
Crawling towards a May 3 starting preliminary examination a.k.a. minitrial, the case against Baldwin and co-defendant and ex-Rust armorer Hannah Gutierrez-Reed appears to be wounded and dwindling due to 1,000 paper-cuts.
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