The involuntary manslaughter case against actor Alec Baldwin in connection with the fatal shooting on the set of Rust has been permanently dismissed after New Mexico prosecutors dropped their appeal.
Alec Baldwin will not face further legal action for involuntary manslaughter in the fatal shooting on the set of Rust. New Mexico prosecutors have dropped their appeal against the dismissal of the case earlier this year. The trial against Baldwin had collapsed after just three days due to testimony that prosecutors had withheld potential evidence from the defense.
Baldwin was holding a gun that discharged on the set in New Mexico in 2021, killing cinematographer Halyna Hutchins and wounding director Joel Souza. The 66-year-old actor and co-producer on the film had denied pulling the trigger, stating he was directed to aim the gun at a camera. After the trial's conclusion, special prosecutor Kari Morrissey filed an appeal, claiming the case was 'improperly dismissed' by Judge Mary Marlowe Sommer. However, the state's district attorney's office announced on Monday that it would not pursue the appeal further, citing 'multiple barriers' that had compromised its ability to prosecute effectively. Baldwin's lawyers welcomed the decision as 'the final vindication' of their client's innocence, emphasizing that the tragedy was an accident, not a crime. Judge Sommer's original ruling, dismissing the involuntary manslaughter charge against Baldwin and preventing its refiling, now stands
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