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Los Angeles, United States — Alec Baldwin’s trial for involuntary manslaughter collapsed in spectacular fashion Friday as a judge found key evidence over a fatal shooting on the set of “Rust” had been withheld from the defense, and dismissed the case.
“The state’s willful withholding of this information was intentional and deliberate. If this conduct does not rise to the level of bad faith, it certainly comes so near to bad faith as to show signs of scorching prejudice,” said Marlowe Sommer.Baldwin was holding a gun in the direction of Hutchins during a rehearsal in October 2021 when the weapon fired, killing Hutchins and wounding the film’s director.
Special prosecutor Kari Morrissey scrambled to respond, telling the court she had never seen or heard of the bullets before this week. Marlowe Sommer was not convinced and dismissed the case, prompting the emotional scenes among Baldwin and his family. Baldwin is highly unlikely to see the inside of a criminal court again over the shooting, legal experts said, though he could still face civil suits.
University of Richmond law professor Carl Tobias agreed that “on the criminal side, I think it’s done.”
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