A New Mexico judge rejects a request by Alec Baldwin to drop a criminal charge against him during a fatal shooting on the film set of Rust. The decision clears one of the last remaining hurdles for prosecutors to put the Hollywood actor on trial for involuntary manslaughter in July.
A New Mexico judge has rejected a request by Alec Baldwin to dismiss the sole criminal charge against him in a fatal shooting on the feature film set of Rust , keeping the case on track for a trial this summer.
Special prosecutors have denied the accusations and said Baldwin made "shameless" attempts to escape culpability, highlighting contradictions in his statements to law enforcement, to workplace safety regulators and in a televised interview.A recap of events The second charge was dropped shortly after in April following the resignation of two state prosecutors and evidence from Baldwin's lawyers that the revolver had been modified.Hannah Gutierrez must serve an 18-month prison sentence for the death of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins.
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