Alec Baldwin lawyers ask for dismissal of charges in ‘Rust’ shooting

Actor Alec Baldwin’s authorized crew is asking a New Mexico decide to dismiss the indictment towards him associated to the deadly shooting on the “Rust” film set, saying prosecutors acted unethically and didn’t current essential proof to the grand jury.

The attorneys argued that the state has violated “nearly every rule in the book” in an effort to convict Baldwin in the deadly film set shooting of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins on Oct. 21, 2021.

“Enough is enough,” the lawyers wrote. “This is an abuse of the system, and an abuse of an innocent person whose rights have been trampled to the extreme,” they wrote in a courtroom submitting. 

Baldwin was indicted on two counts – involuntary manslaughter, negligent use of a firearm, or, in the choice, involuntary manslaughter with out due warning or circumspection – on Jan. 19.

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Actor Alec Baldwin fired a prop gun on the set of a Western movie “Rust,” killing the cinematographer Halyna Hutchins. (News Nation/Jim Weber – Santa Fe New Mexican)

The actor had beforehand been charged with involuntary manslaughter on Jan. 31, 2023. However, particular prosecutors Kari Morrissey and Jason Lewis dropped the charges in April after coming throughout “new facts” that required extra evaluate.

After investigating additional, prosecutors convened a grand jury.

Alec Baldwin is ready to face trial on July 9. (Mark Sagliocco/Getty Images for National Geographic)

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Baldwin has maintained that he didn’t pull the set off of the prop gun that led to Hutchins’ loss of life. At the time, he had been rehearsing a scene that includes a cross-draw that Hutchins needed to presumably add to the script.

Baldwin is dealing with charges of involuntary manslaughter after cinematographer Halyna Hutchins was shot and killed on the set of “Rust” in Oct. 2021. (Mark Sagliocco/Getty Images for National Geographic/Mat Hayward/Getty Images for AMC Networks)

“The trigger wasn’t pulled. I didn’t pull the trigger,” Baldwin instructed George Stephanopoulos in an interview shortly after the deadly shooting. 

“No, no, no, no, I would never point a gun at anyone and pull the trigger. Never.”

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However, the FBI carried out an unintentional discharge take a look at and decided the gun used in the deadly shooting of Hutchins “could not be made to fire without a pull of the trigger,” ABC News reported.

Baldwin has additionally claimed that he was unaware that the gun was loaded with a dwell bullet. 

Baldwin is ready to face trial on July 9.

Hannah Gutierrez Reed was discovered responsible of involuntary manslaughter in the loss of life of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins on March 6. (Courtesy: New Mexico Courts)

On March 6, a jury discovered “Rust” armorer Hannah Gutierrez Reed responsible of involuntary manslaughter in the loss of life of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins.

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The armorer was accountable for the gun that discharged a dwell bullet on the Western movie set. Hutchins was in the road of fireplace when Baldwin pulled the gun out of his holster.

Gutierrez Reed was additionally discovered not responsible of proof tampering, a cost she acquired in 2023 after investigators accused her of passing off a bag of cocaine on the day of the deadly set shooting.

The jury deliberated for lower than three hours on the New Mexico courthouse. After the decision was learn, Judge Mary Marlowe Sommer ordered Gutierrez Reed be taken into custody, the place she’s going to stay till she is sentenced.

Alec Baldwin’s preliminary involuntary manslaughter charges had been dropped in April. (Santa Fe County Sheriff’s Department)

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“I’m going to remand you,” Sommer instructed the courtroom. “The reason is you are now convicted, and this is a death.” Gutierrez Reed was instantly taken into custody by deputies and awaits a sentencing date on the courtroom’s comfort.

She faces as much as 18 months in jail, in addition to a $5,000 advantageous.

Fox News Digital’s Lauryn Overhultz and Tracy Wright contributed to this report.