The couple expressed their relief after Judge Mary Marlowe Sommer decided to cancel the comedian’s trial on Friday (July 12). The latter was tried for manslaughter on the set of the film Rust.
They hugged, relieved by the outcome of this legal battle. Alec Baldwin and his wife Hilaria expressed their relief on Friday (July 12) after learning that the actor’s trial was overturned due to procedural flaws. Charged with manslaughter on set Rust, in October 2021, following the accidental shooting that killed cinematographer Halina Hutchins and injured director Joel Souza, the actor broke down in tears as Judge Mary Marlo Sommer’s decision was announced. Just like Hilaria Baldwin, who hugged her husband, very excited.
The court hearing was adjourned to preserve evidence because the prosecution did not hand over any bullets related to the case to the defense. At the beginning of the year, the Santa Fe Sheriff received a shipment of ammunition sent by a former police officer. The latter assured him that those bullets came from the same batch that killed Halina Hutchins. A revelation that could have made it possible to discover its origin and reveal the responsibility each person bore in this tragedy. The only downside is that those bullets were never sent to the defense, so they couldn’t examine them.
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A mysterious batch of bullets
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Judge Mary Marlo Sommer protested the prosecution’s conduct, which she described as “close to bad faith.” “This conduct is highly prejudicial to the accused,” he said. The prosecution, in turn, claimed that those bullets did not match the one that killed Halina Hutchins. “It’s perjury,” said prosecutor Kari Morrissey. This has no evidential value.” The prosecutor, however, struggled to explain why this batch of bullets didn’t play a bigger role in the investigation.
“I never saw them until this morning,” he told the judge. However, the investigator gave a completely different version of the facts, confirming that the prosecutor was indeed present at the discussions during which it was decided not to add the bullets to the case. Rust. Alec Baldwin, for his part, has always stated that he was assured that the weapon was harmless, and denies that he pulled the trigger. He was facing up to 18 months in prison.
Source: Le Figaro
