Alec Baldwin experienced a highly emotional moment as the judge dismissed the involuntary manslaughter case against him mid-trial. This turn of events left many people shocked and questioning the legal system's ability to deliver justice.
Baldwin, known for his roles in film and television, was facing charges related to a tragic incident on set where a prop gun he was handling discharged, resulting in the death of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins. Throughout the trial, Baldwin maintained his innocence and expressed deep remorse for the accident.
Judge Mary Marlowe Sommer dismissed the case with prejudice based on the misconduct of police and prosecutors over the withholding of evidence from the defense in the shooting of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins on the set of the film "Rust."
Baldwin cried, hugged his two attorneys, gestured to the front of the court, then turned to hug his crying wife Hilaria, holding the embrace for 12 seconds. He climbed into an SUV outside the Santa Fe courthouse without speaking to media.
Prosecutors argued the ammunition was not connected to the case and did not match bullets found on the Rust set.
The judge ruled, however, that they should have been shared with Mr Baldwin's defence team regardless.
"The state's wilful withholding of this information was intentional and deliberate," she said from the bench. "There is no way for the court to right this wrong."
Prosecutors will not be able to lodge the charge against Baldwin again, as the judge did not rule the case a mistrial, but instead outright dismissed it with prejudice.
Joshua Ritter told the BBC.
Poppell testified that Kenney provided the sheriff's office with his own live rounds, which were tested and found not to match the live ammunition found on set. Live ammunition found at Kenney's prop house was also not found to be a match, she said.
Poppell testified that Gutierrez was determined to be the source of the live rounds, based on photographic evidence from the set.
Gutierrez's attorney, Jason Bowles, said it was "beyond shocking" that the live rounds provided to the sheriff's office by Teske weren't tested.
Baldwin case was thrown out, Gutierrez-Reed’s attorney Jason Bowles said that “we will be moving for her immediate release.”
Ocampo Johnson was not involved in that prosecution, and couldn’t comment specifically how Baldwin’s case might affect what Gutierrez-Reed’s defense attorneys do, but broadly she doubted if the disputed ammunition would help in overturning her conviction. 
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