Alec Baldwin’s involuntary manslaughter trial will continue as planned for July.
Balwin, 66, was an actor and producer on the set of Rust, a Western movie that was being filmed in New Mexico in 2021 when a tragic incident led to the death of a camera woman. A gun used as a prop was accidentally loaded with live bullets and when the actor shot the gun in practice, Halyna Hutchins was fatally killed. Balwin was previously charged with manslaughter, but the charges were dropped.
Baldwin’s legal team argued that the case should be dismissed after prosecutors acted in “bad faith”.
“The State did not make Baldwin’s witnesses available to testify. Nor did it present the exculpatory and favorable evidence to the grand jury,” the motion to dismiss stated.
The prosecutor claim that as producer on the set, Baldwin’s poor leadership created a chaotic environment in which safety…
