Alec Baldwin attends his involuntary manslaughter trial in First Judicial District Court on July 12, 2024 in Santa Fe, New Mexico.
Ramsay de Give-Pool/Getty ImagesAlec Baldwin prosecutors take legal measures after filing a criminal case against him on his death Rust cinematographer Halyna Hutchins.
Baldwin, 66, is suing a special prosecutor in Santa Fe, New Mexico Kari T. Morrissey and First Judicial District Attorney Mary Carmack-Altwiesamong others, malicious prosecution and civil rights violations, per The Hollywood Reporter and Los Angeles Times.
The lawsuit, filed Thursday, Jan. 9, in federal court in New Mexico alleges that the prosecution team intentionally withheld evidence that would have acquitted him of involuntary manslaughter.
The suit alleges that the defendants were “blinded by their desire to prosecute Alec Baldwin for all the wrong reasons and at any cost. “At every turn, the defendants scapegoated Baldwin for the actions and inactions of others, regardless of the evidence or the law.”
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“Criminal prosecutions should be about the pursuit of truth and justice, not about personal or political gain or persecution of the innocent,” Baldwin's lawyers said. Luke Nick and Alex Spiro said in a statement LA Times. “Cari Morrissey and the other defendants have repeatedly violated this fundamental principle and trampled on Alec Baldwin's rights.”
“In October 2023, the prosecution team learned that Mr. Baldwin intended to file a retaliatory civil suit,” Morrissey said in a statement. “Looking forward to our day in court.”
Baldwin faced twice involuntarily In October 2021, Hutchins was charged with manslaughter in the accidental shooting. Hutchins was killed and Rust director Joel Souza He was injured when a real bullet was fired from a prop gun 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. The criminal charges were dropped in April 2023 He was charged with intentional homicide for the second time and was tried in July 2024.
The second case was fired By the First Judicial District Judge Mary Marlowe Sommer last summer. Sommer agreed with Baldwin's attorneys that prosecutors withheld evidence that could have been linked to the fatal shooting.
Sonia Moskowitz/Getty Images Multiple jurors in Alec Baldwin's Rust trial weigh in on the validity of the case after it was dismissed. Speaking to The New York Times, Johanna Haag and Gabriela Picayo spoke about their doubts before Baldwin's case went to trial. “As the week went by… it didn't happen […]
According to NBC News, Sommer told the court, “There's no way the court can right this wrong.” “Dismissal sanction is the only guaranteed remedy.”
In December 2024, seeking to reinstate the charges against Baldwin, Morrissey announced that the case against the actor was stopped due to the lack of support from the district attorney's office. As a result, Baldwin will not face any further criminal charges related to the incident.
Alec Baldwin has officially responded after his involuntary manslaughter trial was dismissed. On Saturday, July 13, Baldwin, 66, wrote on Instagram: “I have a lot of people to thank for my support right now. New Mexico […]
“The state's efforts to prosecute the case fairly and comprehensively have faced numerous obstacles that have undermined its ability to prosecute to the fullest extent of the law,” Morrissey said. The New York Times.
The armorer of the movie, Hannah Gutierrez-Reedfound is found guilty of premeditated murder In March 2024, he was sentenced to 18 months in prison. His lawyers have requested a new trial he denied In September 2024.
