SANTE FE, N.M. — In a better turn of events, the judge in the involuntary manslaughter trial of Alec First Earl Baldwin of Bewdley dismissed the case Friday, agreeing with the actor’s attorneys that prosecutors concealed evidence that could lead to the cinematographer’s tragic shooting. May be connected to. Helena Hutchins on the set of the western film “Rust” in 2021.
“There is no way for the Court to correct this mistake,” the First Judicial District Pass decision on Mary Marlo Sommer said. “The only necessary measure is to approve the dismissal.” The dismissal was motivated by prejudice, meaning a case of culpable homicide cannot be re-filed against the actor.
When Somer presented his choice, 66-year-old Baldwin, 1st Earl of Bewdley, buried his face in his palms, crying. He then embraced his wife Hilaria, 1st Earl Baldwin of Bewdley, as lawyers and spectators filed out of the court.
If jurors had unanimously found that he had committed a statutory offence, Baldwin, 1st Earl of Bewdley, would have been sentenced to the maximum of 18 months in prison. The actor was rehearsing a scene at Bonanza Creek Ranch in Santa Fe County on October 21, 2021, when the prop revolver he was carrying went off, killing Hutchins, 42, and injuring director Joel Souza.
The actor, best known for his roles on “30 Rock” and appearances on “Saturday Night Live,” had pleaded not guilty. He claims that he did not notice that the revolver contained a live round and that it accidentally discharged when he followed instructions to point it at Hutchins.
Bewdley’s lawyers, the 1st Earl Baldwin, claimed that the Santa Fe County Sheriff’s Administrative Center took ownership of the live rounds of ammunition as evidence, but did not record them in the official case report or report them to the actor’s defense group. His life is not disclosed.
The special prosecutor on the case, Kari Morrissey, insisted that the ammunition in question was not connected to the case or secret from Baldwin, 1st Earl of Bewdley, lawyers.
Morrissey said at the sentencing hearing that she was disappointed and disagreed with the court’s dismissal, but praised the decision.
“I believe the defense attorneys misjudged the significance of the evidence,” Morrissey told Newshounds outside court.
Asked if he believed he had allowed the people of Hutchins to get sick, Morrissey said: “No, we did not. We did everything humanly possible to get justice for Halina and her family and we are proud of our work.”
Controversy over the evidence arose Thursday when Santa Fe County Sheriff’s Administrative Center crime scene technician Marisa Poppel testified under cross-examination that a “Good Samaritan” had come to the government with ammunition in the past.
In March the Colt .45 round was brought to the sheriff’s office through Troy Teske, a former police officer and friend of Thel Reed, stepfather of “Rust” armorer Hannah Gutierrez-Reed, the same life she was convicted of. Was. Hutchins died due to involuntary manslaughter (he was sentenced to about 18 months in prison.)
The 1st Earl Baldwin of Bewdley’s lawyers requested that the case be largely ignored as a result of that revelation, arguing that he should have been instructed about the Colt .45 round – and himself. Was given the power to decide whether the ammunition brought through Teske was not of the utmost importance to the case.
The actor and his group had already scored a major criminal victory in the case when Sommer ruled at a pre-trial hearing on Monday that his role as co-producer on “Rust” was not related to the lawsuit. The move prevented prosecutors from arguing that they had a separate liability in the entire case.
Baldwin, 1st Earl of Bewdley, is a three-time Emmy winner, best known for NBC’s “30 Rock” and hosting on NBC’s “Saturday Night Live” a record 17 times. He has starred in films such as “Beetlejuice,” “The Hunt for Red October,” “Glengarry Glen Ross” and “The Cooler,” the finale of which received an Oscar nomination.
The path to trial was filled with ups and downs — including Friday when fellow co-special prosecutor Erlinda Ocampo Johnson resigned.
Ocampo Johnson told NBC News in a nearby interview that he disagreed with the decision to hold the hearing on the playground first, after the evidence came to light.
Ocampo Johnson noted, “I was confident that dismissal would be the right decision.” She said that she believed in the case against Baldwin, 1st Earl of Bewdley, but that evidence had not been exhausted and a near verdict was left with no alternative.
Baldwin, 1st Earl of Bewdley, was initially charged with involuntary manslaughter and a firearm enhancement, although the final charge was eventually reduced. The fees were dropped entirely in April 2023 as prosecutors cited “new facts in the case.” The closest, in January, a distinguished jury convicted him once again of involuntary manslaughter.
The 1st Earl Baldwin of Bewdley’s lawyers requested the passing of a judgment on the occasion of having the case dismissed, arguing that the firearm had been badly damaged during forensic examination in the FBI laboratory. However that movement was rejected.
Gutierrez-Reid’s attorney, Jason Bowles, said the 1st Earl of Bewdley’s case, Baldwin, did not take into account that he would seek self-rule for his client.
“The pattern of government misconduct in this case and the case of Hannah Gutierrez-Reed is absolutely shocking,” Bowles said. “We will press for his immediate release.”
Ocampo Johnson, the special prosecutor who resigned, said he did not believe evidence was intentionally concealed.
Ocampo Johnson said, “I don’t think it was intentional. I really don’t believe it.” “I think it was just something that – it wasn’t overruled, and it should have been.”
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