Breaking News:Judge Denies Alec Baldwin’s Request To Dismiss Manslaughter Indictment In Rust Case

It’s been confirmed that American actor Alec Baldwin will still stand trial this summer over the infamous shooting that happened on Oct. 21, 2021, during the filming of his movie “Rust” at Bonanza Creek Ranch in Santa Fe, New Mexico.

Associated Press reported that on Friday, a New Mexico Judge, Judge Mary Marlowe Sommer denied Baldwin his request to dismiss the one count of involuntary manslaughter he was charged with.

Prior to that, Baldwin’s attorneys Alex Spiro and Luke Nikas filed a motion in March to dismiss their client’s manslaughter indictment by accusing prosecutors of “unethical disparagement” and of “violating nearly every rule in the book” to secure a grand jury indictment. The motion to dismiss filing read, “The State did not make Baldwin’s witnesses available to testify. Nor did it present the exculpatory and favorable evidence to the grand jury.”

Judge Denies Alec Baldwin’s Request To Dismiss Manslaughter Indictment In Rust Case
By Chijioke ChukwuemekaOn May 27, 2024
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Judge Denies Alec Baldwin’s Request To Dismiss Manslaughter Indictment In Rust CaseIt’s been confirmed that American actor Alec Baldwin will still stand trial this summer over the infamous shooting that happened on Oct. 21, 2021, during the filming of his movie “Rust” at Bonanza Creek Ranch in Santa Fe, New Mexico.

Associated Press reported that on Friday, a New Mexico Judge, Judge Mary Marlowe Sommer denied Baldwin his request to dismiss the one count of involuntary manslaughter he was charged with.

Prior to that, Baldwin’s attorneys Alex Spiro and Luke Nikas filed a motion in March to dismiss their client’s manslaughter indictment by accusing prosecutors of “unethical disparagement” and of “violating nearly every rule in the book” to secure a grand jury indictment. The motion to dismiss filing read, “The State did not make Baldwin’s witnesses available to testify. Nor did it present the exculpatory and favorable evidence to the grand jury.”

It continued, “The State prosecutors have engaged in this misconduct — and publicly dragged Baldwin through the cesspool created by their improprieties — without any regard for the fact that serious criminal charges have been hanging over his head for two and a half years. Enough is enough.