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New Mexico judge dismisses involuntary manslaughter case against Alec Baldwin
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SANTA FE, New Mexico — A New Mexico judge dismisses involuntary manslaughter charges against Alec Baldwin after his lawyers alleged police and prosecutors hid evidence of the source of the live round that killed “Rust” cinematographer Halyna Hutchins in 2021.
Three days after Baldwin’s trial began in New Mexico, Judge Mary Marlowe Sommer rules after hearing evidence, including from the prosecutor who called herself to the stand, on the defense request made earlier Friday.
Baldwin hugged his wife Hilaria Baldwin, who had been in court throughout this week’s hearings, and his sister Elizabeth Keuchler was in tears after the judge’s ruling. Baldwin then left the courthouse without speaking to reporters.
The actor’s lawyers said the Santa Fe sheriff’s office took possession of live rounds as evidence in the case but failed to list them in the “Rust” investigation file or disclose their existence to defense lawyers.
They also alleged the rounds were evidence that the bullet that killed Hutchins came from Seth Kenney, the movie’s prop supplier. Kenney has denied supplying live ammunition to the production and has not been charged in the case. He had been expected to testify against Baldwin.
The Times of Israel Community.