Alec Baldwin He will no longer face charges over the October 2021 shooting Rust Cinematographer Halina Hutchins.
Special prosecutor Carrie T. Morrissey He said on Monday, December 23, that the appeal to reinstate the charges against the actor, 66, has been dropped due to a lack of support from the New Mexico District Attorney's Office, per New York Times and CBS News.
The prosecution's previous case is against Baldwin She collapsed during the trial in July When his lawyers successfully demonstrated that the prosecution withheld evidence potentially related to the case.
“The state’s efforts to continue to prosecute this case in a fair and comprehensive manner have been met with multiple obstacles that have harmed its ability to prosecute to the fullest extent of the law,” Morrissey said in a news release. New York Times.
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“The appeal would have challenged the court’s dismissal of criminal charges against producer and actor Alec Baldwin that included manslaughter in the tragic shooting of cinematographer Halina Hutchins on the set of Rust on October 21, 2021,” the New York Times said in a statement. The Attorney General's Office for the First Judicial District of Mexico said.
“The FJDA commends Morrissey for her work in prosecuting two cases of this magnitude and national attention, including the successful prosecution against Hannah Gutierrez Reed. The FJDA supports the Hutchins family and their ongoing fight for justice in civil court,” the statement added, according to CBS News.
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Courtesy of Halina Hutchins/InstagramBaldwin's attorney Luke Nick and Alex SpiroHe said the decision “to dismiss the appeal is the ultimate confirmation of what Alec Baldwin and his lawyers have said from the beginning – this was an unspeakable tragedy but Alec Baldwin committed no crime.” The rule of law remains intact in New Mexico.
Baldwin has not yet commented publicly on the decision but on Monday shared a link to New York Times An article about it via X.
Hutchins Kill and Rust exit Joel Souza He was injured As a result of a gun containing a real bullet being fired on set in October 2021. Hutchins' family filed a wrongful death lawsuit against Baldwin in February 2022 and He settled down with the Emmy winner in October.
County Sheriff/MEGA Two documentaries about the Rust shooting are currently in the works with Alec Baldwin and cinematographer Halina Hutchins. Rachel Mason, a close friend of the Hutchins family who directed the 2019 Netflix documentary Circus of the Box, is working on a film about Halina with the help of producer Julie Metz and Halina's husband,[…]
Baldwin, who denied pulling the trigger, was later charged with two counts of manslaughter in January 2023 and pleaded not guilty one month later. His criminal charges were dropped in April 2023. However, he was charged with manslaughter. For the second time earlier this year He went to trial in July.
It was the case It was rejected By the judge of the First Judicial Circuit Mary Marlowe Sommer In July. Sommer agreed with Baldwin's attorneys that prosecutors concealed evidence that might be linked to the fatal shooting.
It's been three years since Halena Hutchins died during the filming of Rust, and star Alec Baldwin still hasn't seen the completed project. “No, I didn't see the final cut. I took a hard hit early on, before everything got harder and harder. So I didn't watch the movie” (…)
“There is no way for the court to right this wrong,” Sommer told the court on NBC News. “The penalty of dismissal is the only justifiable remedy.” The dismissal was with prejudice, meaning that the manslaughter case could not be brought against Baldwin again, however, Morrissey sought to appeal that decision.
film shield, Hannah Gutierrez Reidwas convicted of manslaughter in March and He was sentenced to 18 months in prison. Her attorney's appeal for a new trial was to reject In September.
