Alec Baldwin goes on trial for involuntary manslaughter in First Judicial District Court on July 12, 2024 in Santa Fe, New Mexico.
Ramsay D. Give-Pool/Getty ImagesAlec Baldwin Prosecutors are taking legal action after seeking criminal charges against him on death the rust Cinematographer Halina Hutchins.
Baldwin, 66, of Santa Fe, New Mexico, is suing the special prosecutor Kari T. Morrissey and First Judicial District Attorney Mary Carmack-AltuisAmong others, for malicious prosecution and civil rights violations, per se The Hollywood Reporter And Los Angeles Times.
The suit, filed in federal court in New Mexico on Thursday, January 9, claims that the prosecution intentionally withheld evidence that would have proven him guilty of involuntary manslaughter.
The suit alleges that the defendants were “blinded by a desire to convict Alec Baldwin for all the wrong reasons and at any cost. The defendants sought Baldwin every time to scapegoat the acts and omissions of others, regardless of the evidence or the law.”
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“Criminal justice is not about the pursuit of truth and justice, personal or political gain, or victimization of the innocent,” Baldwin's attorneys said. Luke Nikas And Alex Spiro said in a statement LA Times. “Kari Morrissey and the other defendants have repeatedly violated that fundamental principle and trampled on the rights of Alec Baldwin.”
“In October 2023 the prosecution team became aware that Mr. Baldwin intended to file a retaliatory civil suit,” Morris said in a statement to the outlet. “We look forward to our day in court.”
Baldwin Twice unintended encounter Hutchins charged with accidental shooting in October 2021. Hutchins was killed and the rust director Joel Souza He was injured when a prop gun fired on the set of a western movie.
Baldwin, who denied pulling the trigger, was later charged in January 2023 with two counts of involuntary manslaughter and pleaded not guilty a month later. Criminal charges were dropped in April 2023. However, he was Accused of involuntary manslaughter A second time and proceeds to trial in July 2024.
Second case was dismissed By the First Judicial District Judge Mary Marlowe Sommer Last summer Sommer agreed with Baldwin's lawyers that prosecutors withheld evidence that could have been linked to the fatal shooting.
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“There is no way for the court to correct this mistake,” Sommer told the court, according to NBC News. “Authorization of dismissal is the only appropriate remedy.”
In December 2024, Morrissey, who wanted to reinstate the charges against Baldwin, announced that The case against the actor was dropped Due to lack of support from the District Attorney's Office. As a result, Baldwin will no longer face criminal charges for the incident.
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“The state's efforts to pursue litigation in a fair and comprehensive manner have encountered multiple obstacles that have compromised its ability to prosecute the full extent of the law,” Morris said in a news release, per The New York Times.
film armourer, Hannah Gutierrez-Reidfound Guilty of involuntary manslaughter in March 2024 and was sentenced to 18 months in prison. His lawyers had appealed for a new trial denial In September 2024.