A discontinued trial against Alec Baldwin, who was accused of involuntary manslaughter, will not be resumed.
After the surprising termination of a trial against Alec Baldwin (66) in July, the actor burst into tears. However, Baldwin had to fear that the proceedings would be reopened. The judge in charge has now rejected a corresponding move by the public prosecutor’s office, as US industry media report. But even then the case is probably not over yet.
Prosecutors want to appeal
The camerawoman Halyna Hutchins (1979-2021) was fatally shot in October 2021 while filming on the set of the western “Rust” by a live bullet from a revolver that Alec Baldwin was holding in his hand. The director Joel Souza (51) was injured at the time. The gun master responsible for the film set, Hannah Gutierrez-Reed (born 1997), was sentenced to 18 months in prison in April for involuntary manslaughter. Baldwin, who was also accused of negligent homicide, would also have faced this punishment.
Judge Mary Marlowe Sommer based her decision in July on the grounds that the prosecution had intentionally withheld evidence from the defense. On Friday she refused a readmission and stuck to her previous decision. The court concluded that there were insufficient arguments to grant a request for reopening.
Lead prosecutor Kari Morrissey said she plans to appeal to a higher court. learned that Morrissey wanted to appeal.
“Rust” is set to premiere soon
It was only announced at the beginning of October that the western would celebrate its world premiere at the Camerimage festival in Poland in November. “Nearly three years after the tragic death of Halyna Hutchins, a Ukrainian cinematographer who was part of the festival family, Camerimage will honor her memory and remind the world of her legacy”, .
Source: Stern
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