{"id":2135,"date":"2024-07-13T00:59:51","date_gmt":"2024-07-13T00:59:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ventil.rs\/blog\/entertainment\/alec-baldwins-involuntary-manslaughter-case-dismissed-in-rust-shooting\/"},"modified":"2024-07-13T00:59:51","modified_gmt":"2024-07-13T00:59:51","slug":"alec-baldwins-involuntary-manslaughter-case-dismissed-in-rust-shooting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ventil.rs\/blog\/entertainment\/alec-baldwins-involuntary-manslaughter-case-dismissed-in-rust-shooting\/","title":{"rendered":"Alec Baldwin’s involuntary manslaughter case dismissed in “Rust” shooting"},"content":{"rendered":"


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The judge in actor Alec Baldwin’s New Mexico trial on a charge of involuntary manslaughter<\/a><\/span> dismissed the case Friday after the defense team accused prosecutors of withholding evidence.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Judge Mary Marlowe Sommer dismissed the case with prejudice based on the misconduct of police and prosecutors in the trial over the\u00a02021 shooting<\/a><\/span> of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins<\/a><\/span> on the set of the film “Rust.”\u00a0<\/p>\n

Prior to the dismissal, the case took a bizarre turn when prosecutor Erlinda Johnson resigned and fellow prosecutor Kari Morrissey called herself as a witness. Earlier in the day, the judge had sent the jury home as attorneys argued over the\u00a0defense’s motion<\/a>\u00a0for dismissal, including questioning a witness who had already testified in the case.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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Actor Alec Baldwin reacts during his trial in Santa Fe, New Mexico, on July 12, 2024.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Baldwin cried, hugged his two attorneys, gestured to the front of the court, then turned to embrace his wife Hilaria, who was also crying. He climbed into an SUV outside the Santa Fe courthouse without speaking to media.<\/p>\n