Too Little, Too Late: Alec Baldwin ‘Rust’ Manslaughter Case Won’t Be Reopened, Judge Orders
deadline.comIt ain’t quite over yet, but it sure looks like Alec Baldwin’s dismissed involuntary manslaughter case for the fatal 2021 shooting of Rust cinematographer Halyna Hutchins won’t be returning to court any time soon. “Considering the arguments of the State set forth in the Amended Motion and Reply, the Court.
concludes that the State does not raise any factual or legal arguments that would Justify the grant of a motion to reconsider,” wrote Judge Mary Marlow Sommer on October 24 of prosecution attempts to resurrect the trial that was tossed out on July 12 over evidence suppression. “Therefore, the Amended Motion is not well taken and should be denied,” the New Mexico official added.
Special Prosecutor Kari Morrissey plans to appeal, source tell me. Hutchins was killed, and Rust director Joel Souza was injured, on October 21, 2021 after the Colt .45 Baldwin was pointing at the cinematographer fired off a live round during a rehearsal at the Bonanza Creek Ranch near Santa Fe, where the indie Western was filming.
Poised to star in his own TLC reality show with wife Hilaria and their seven children, 30 Rock star Baldwin saw prosecutors fall into a well-placed defense trap when it emerged there were bullets related to the Rust shooting handed over to the Santa Fe Sheriff’s Office that the actor’s team hadn’t seen.
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