Alec Baldwin's lawyers ask judge to dismiss Rust manslaughter charges
Posted: Mon Mar 18, 2024 2:38 pm
Alec Baldwin's lawyers ask judge to dismiss Rust manslaughter charges
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https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-68571885
Mr Baldwin pleaded not guilty to involuntary manslaughter last month.
Lawyers for US actor Alec Baldwin have asked a judge to dismiss involuntary manslaughter charges against him over a fatal shooting on a movie set in 2021.
A new court motion accuses prosecutors of "unfairly stacking the deck" against the Emmy award-winning actor.
Special prosecutor Kari Morrissey said she would respond in court and has 14 days to file a reply, Reuters reports.
Mr Baldwin denies responsibility for the death of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins.
The 65-year-old actor was practising firing a Colt .45 pistol before filming a scene for Rust, a forthcoming Western filmed near Santa Fe, New Mexico, in October 2021.
But the gun went off, with a live round fatally striking 42-year-old Ms Hutchins and wounding director Joel Souza.
He has maintained he did not pull the trigger and only drew back its hammer.
Read more here:
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-68571885
Mr Baldwin pleaded not guilty to involuntary manslaughter last month.
Lawyers for US actor Alec Baldwin have asked a judge to dismiss involuntary manslaughter charges against him over a fatal shooting on a movie set in 2021.
A new court motion accuses prosecutors of "unfairly stacking the deck" against the Emmy award-winning actor.
Special prosecutor Kari Morrissey said she would respond in court and has 14 days to file a reply, Reuters reports.
Mr Baldwin denies responsibility for the death of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins.
The 65-year-old actor was practising firing a Colt .45 pistol before filming a scene for Rust, a forthcoming Western filmed near Santa Fe, New Mexico, in October 2021.
But the gun went off, with a live round fatally striking 42-year-old Ms Hutchins and wounding director Joel Souza.
He has maintained he did not pull the trigger and only drew back its hammer.