Prosecutor in Alec Baldwin's criminal trial reacts after dismissal of the case

A New Mexico judge on Friday brought a sudden and stunning end to the involuntary manslaughter case against Alec Baldwin, dismissing it in the middle of the actor's trial and saying it cannot be filed again.
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.
Baldwin, 66, could have gotten 18 months in prison if convicted.
Sommer put a pause on the trial earlier Friday while she considered the defense motion to dismiss the case over the evidence.
The defense argued that prosecutors hid evidence from them about the ammunition that may be related to the shooting on the set of the Western “Rust” in 2021. The defense said they should have had the ability to determine its importance.
The prosecution said that the ammunition was not connected to the case and was not hidden.
Speaking to reporters after the dismissal of the case, Special Prosecutor Kari Morrissey said she was disappointed by the judge's decision.
"I'm disappointed because I believe that the importance of the evidence was misconstrued by the defense attorneys. But I have to respect the court's decision."
The issue emerged Thursday on the second day of the actor’s trial during defense questioning of sheriff’s crime scene technician Marissa Poppell.
Baldwin lawyer Alex Spiro asked whether a “good Samaritan” had come into the sheriff’s office with the ammunition earlier this year after the trial of Hannah Gutierrez-Reed, the film’s armorer, for her role in Hutchins’ death.
She was sentenced to 18 months in prison on an involuntary manslaughter conviction, which she is now appealing.

[@colleenbishop7387]

She is not doing herself any favours by denying the seriousness of what she did. The judge made the right decision.

[@middlefinger1565]

And Baldwin gets away with it.

[@tudor9718]

@@middlefinger1565 you get away with living without a brain everyday

[@tryingtobefairandobjective3480]

Now. Lets discuss prosecutorial misconduct.

[@gianniformica8235]

Its not up to the prosecution to decide what evidence would be of importance to the defenses case.

[@ilovebeinagirl]

You should be in jail, lady!

[@rhondawi6389]

So you say!!!! You’re disappointed because you wanted Alec in jail because you hated him and you got caught! Now release that gal in prison because you had a hand in her case and you can’t be trusted

[@13Liberty50]

Kari, you better update your resume

[@middlefinger1565]

Baldwin is guilty as sin. Why didn't Bo Duke (actor John Schneider) not testify at the trial? He proved a valid point.

[@middlefinger1565]

She threw the case. Evidence was stacked against him.

[@badger3184]

Lady She should be fired. I dislike Alec, but I am okay with him getting his case dismissed. This entire case was a joke. Question: Do you think the armorer can get her charges dropped based on this clown show? If the armorer gets released this lady should be fired asap. Not to be mean but is she an affirmative action hire??? Now I am looking at the 5 foot tall Secret Service women protecting elected officials, what a joke.

[@chuckwolfboyer7830]

THE FIX IS IN

[@csjodin]

She is so unlikable😮

[@middlefinger1565]

Wrong. Alec Baldwin is so unlikable. He forced his oldest daughter into having an abortion.

[@middlefinger1565]

Baldwin pulled the trigger. The media covered his arrsse.

[@robertdog]

She seems okay for a woman. They shouldn't be licensed to practice law in the first place.

[@jackcorbos7676]

That’s why she is a prosecutor ! They all fit the stereotype.

[@deannaperkins754]

Well, it looks like another one bought and paid for!!!

[@curtisbowles9894]

She hid evidence she's an idiot and will be fired. As she should.

[@middlefinger1565]

Libturd women are so abhorrent these days...it ain't even funny.

[@middlefinger1565]

You just proved that Riley Gaines was right all along. Leftist women don't want the truth. They only want power.

[@middlefinger1565]

You just described Alec Baldwin.

[@middlefinger1565]

Yeah...Baldwin escapes prison time.

[@user-ln8hp4vt5z]

This Prosecutor needs to be Prosecuted and put in Prison. How Pathetically Ignorant. What University gave this Woman a Degree to Practice Law?

[@bradmoyer9737]

She won’t ever need to support herself again.

[@Greg-fc3pw]

I believe your a liar 😂

[@rogerm3708]

Someone needs to check in with all involved with the prosecution a year from now, to see if their lifestyles have improved

[@middlefinger1565]

If this were Marcia Clark...Alec would be toast. And OJ is still guilty as sin...down in hell.

[@John.W81]

White woman need I say more…

[@middlefinger1565]

Is it really necessary to bring race into this debate? I think not.

[@middlefinger1565]

Bigotry still exists on the left...while the right wants to bury it...once and for all.

[@middlefinger1565]

"They who continue to whine and moan about racism are themselves the real racists." ---Rush Limbaugh (R.I.P.)

[@John.W81]

@@middlefinger1565 oh no, I’m totally racist. I don’t like white people.

[@xyzxyz-hi8lp]

Judge is hot

[@user-vx8fx1yw1d]

Hes a COWARD to let a poor girl take the fall for a rich man

[@middlefinger1565]

Agreed.