Judge rejects Alec Baldwin’s request to dismiss criminal charge in ‘Rust’ fatal shooting

(24 May 2024)
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Los Angeles – 22 February 2015
1. Various of Alec Baldwin on a red carpet

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Los Angeles – 17 September 2017
2. Medium, zoom out on Alec and Hilaria Baldwin arriving at the Emmys

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New York – 15 May 2018
3. Medium, zoom out on Alec and Hilaria Baldwin speaking at the ABC Upfront

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New York – 20 February 2020
4. Alec Baldwin with Hilaria Baldwin, speaking at the premiere of ‘West Side Story’ on Broadway

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Paris – 8 February 2015
5. Various of Alec Baldwin at an event

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New York – 21 November 2019
6. Alec Baldwin and wife Hilaria Baldwin pose for photos at the American Museum of Natural History gala

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New York – 7 November 2017
7. Medium of Alec and Hilaria Baldwin on a red carpet

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New York – 2 November 2015
8. Medium of Alec and Hilaria Baldwin on a red carpet

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Santa Fe, New Mexico – 22 October 2021
9. Wide view of vehicle at gate leading on to ranch property
10. Medium view of Bonanza Creek Ranch sign
11. Wide view pan of movie set area on property

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Burbank, California – 24 October 2021
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12. Various of candlelight memorial in honor of Halyna Hutchins
STORYLINE:
A New Mexico judge has rejected a request by Alec Baldwin to dismiss the sole criminal charge against him in a fatal shooting on the set of “Rust,” keeping the case on track for a trial this summer.

Judge Mary Marlowe Sommer on Friday upheld an indictment charging Baldwin with one count of involuntary manslaughter in the death of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins in 2021. The judge rejected defense arguments that prosecutors flouted the rules of grand jury proceedings to divert attention away from exculpatory evidence and witnesses.

Special prosecutors have denied the accusations and said Baldwin made “shameless” attempts to escape culpability, highlighting contradictions in his statements to law enforcement, to workplace safety regulators and in a televised interview.

Friday’s decision removes one of the last hurdles for prosecutors to put Baldwin on trial in July.

During a rehearsal on the set of the Western film, Baldwin pointed a gun at Hutchins when the revolver went off, killing her and injuring director Joel Souza. Baldwin has maintained that he pulled back the gun’s hammer but not the trigger.

Baldwin has pleaded not guilty to the involuntary manslaughter charge, which carries a maximum sentence of 1.5 years in prison.

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