New Mexico’s criminal case against Alec Baldwin in the fatal “Rust” shooting faced another setback as a judge signaled that she will reject a request by the Santa Fe prosecutor to add another high-powered attorney to the case.
The decision is the latest blow to the case brought by New Mexico against Alec Baldwin for the 2021 accidental shooting of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins on the set of “Rust.”
With Reeb’s departure, Carmack-Altwies was left scrambling to fill the void. She told the judge her office is dealing with a statewide crisis. “There are not enough prosecutors in the state, and we have to be able to look outside of our offices in order to find people,” she said. Carmack-Altwies said she had identified a new lawyer to join her in prosecuting the case, but needed the judge’s permission. Typically, special prosecutors are introduced when the lead prosecutor has an ethical conflict of interest. But that’s not at issue here.
“We need extra manpower on this case so that it does not take away from prosecuting all of the other cases currently in our office,” Carmack-Altwies said, noting that her office is supposed to function with 24 lawyers. “We’re down seven attorneys and we will be down nine by the end of this month.”
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