Alec Baldwin's “Last'' manslaughter case has officially concluded.
The Santa Fe District Attorney's Office announced Monday. press release Special Prosecutor Kari Morrissey withdrew the state's notice of appeal against the actor.
“The appeal will be a challenge to the court's dismissal of criminal charges against producer and actor Alec Baldwin, including manslaughter in the tragic shooting death of cinematographer Halina Hutchins. rust on October 21, 2021,” the press release states.
Alec Baldwin's “Last'' manslaughter case has officially concluded. (Alberto E. Rodriguez)
The motion to drop the appeal confirms Judge Mary Marlowe Sommer's mid-trial decision to dismiss the case on charges that police and prosecutors withheld evidence from the defense.
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Baldwin's attorneys, Alex Spiro and Luke Nikas, released a joint statement. Hollywood Reporter.
“This was an unspeakable tragedy, but Alec Baldwin committed no crime.”
“Today's decision to dismiss the appeal is final proof of what Alec Baldwin and his lawyers have said all along. This was an unspeakable tragedy, but Alec Baldwin did not commit the crime. No crime was committed. The rule of law remains intact in New Mexico,” the statement said. read.
In July, a judge in Sante Fe ruled that prosecutors withheld evidence from the defense and dismissed a manslaughter lawsuit against Baldwin, who shot and killed Halina Hutchins on the set of the movie “The Last.”
Special Prosecutor Kari Morrissey has dismissed the state's appeal in Alec Baldwin's “Lust” manslaughter case. (RAMSAY DE GIVE/Pool via Reuters)
When Judge Mary Marlowe Sommer dismissed the case with prejudice and told him he could not be prosecuted again, Baldwin cupped his face in his hands and burst into tears.
“The state's intentional withholding of this information was deliberate and intentional,” Sommer said. “Even if this act does not rise to the level of malice, it certainly comes very close to malice and shows signs of searing bigotry.”
The judge added: “There is no way for the court to right this wrong.”
Judge Mary Marlowe dismissed the case against Baldwin with prejudice in July. (Ramsay de Gibpoor/Getty Images)
After the judge's ruling, prosecutor Morrissey spoke to the media outside court.
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Morrissey said at the time: “I think the importance of the evidence was misunderstood by the defense attorney, so I'm disappointed, but I have to respect the court's decision.''
On the fourth day of the trial, First Judicial District Court At the outset, attorney Nikas accused the state of withholding evidence that prop dealer Seth Kenney was the source of the live ammunition.
Aerial photos from Bonanza Creek Ranch, New Mexico, show the church where actor Alec Baldwin fired his prop gun. (Related news organizations)
Shortly thereafter, Morrissey's co-advisor Ellinda Ocampo Johnson abruptly resigned.
In response to this move, a judge in Santa Fe said: send the jury home That allowed her to hold an 11-hour hearing that resulted in lead prosecutor Kari Morrissey testifying.
Morrissey said on the stand that the evidence in question from former Arizona state trooper Troy Teske was exculpatory because the ammunition turned over to law enforcement had not left Arizona before the “Rust” shooting. He emphasized that he never believed that. ” Set.
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“I decided not to take steps to collect this ammunition because it was in Arizona, had never been to New Mexico, and did not match the actual bullets on the set of 'The Last.' '' Morrissey testified.
Halina Hutchins was killed in October 2021 by a gun held by Alec Baldwin while filming the movie “The Last.” (Panish Shea Boyle Ravipudi Law Office)
The defense argued that investigators and prosecutors withheld evidence related to the source of ammunition in the 2021 shooting death of cinematographer Halina Hutchins on the set of the movie “The Last.”
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Armorer Hannah Gutierrez Reed was found guilty of loading live ammunition into the revolver that Baldwin fired. kill hutchins and injured coach Joel Souza.
Fox News Digital's Lauryn Overhultz and The Associated Press contributed to this report.
