American Justice has dismissed the case against Alec Baldwin for involuntary manslaughter on the set of the film ‘Rust’, in which the director of photography died, Halyna Hutchins in October 2021. A resolution that comes after the actor’s defense alleged that during the process The prosecution hid crucial evidence for the cause.

Judge Mary Marlowe Sommer said on Friday that The state failed in its duty to “reveal critical evidence”for the accused” and that said violation generated an “unnecessary” and “incurable” delay for the trial, so the only way to correct the error was dismiss the case.

Upon hearing the decision, Baldwin has broken down in tearsas well as his wife, Hilaria. Once the judge’s statement was over, the ’30 Rock’ actor was comforted by his wife and his siblings Stephen and Beth, who had been with him throughout the week. The actor left the court in Santa Fe, New Mexico, accompanied by his family and without making any statements to the press who were waiting for him at the exit.

The fiscalKari Morrissey, for her part, has stated that she respects the court’s decision, although she does not agree with it. Morrissey has expressed her disappointment, arguing that, in her opinion, “the defense lawyers They misunderstood the importance of testing“We did everything humanly possible to bring justice to Halyna and her family and we are proud of the work we did,” he said, however.

The trial, which began Tuesday, was intended to determine whether the fatal shooting that killed Hutchins was the result of negligence. Now, the ruling puts End of almost three years of judicial back and forthmarked by the rotation of prosecutors, and a case that could have led to Baldwin, 66, serving up to 18 months on a charge of involuntary manslaughter.

The actor was rehearsing a scene in which he held a Colt 45 revolver when A live round was fired that killed Hutchins. Live bullets are banned from the sets.

At a hearing held this Friday, Alex Spiro, his lawyer, filed a motion in which accused the Prosecutor’s Office of having hidden key evidence that could have implicated the prop supplier for the production of “Rust,” Seth Kenney. In its opening arguments, the defense argued that the state had focused its investigation on incriminating Baldwin before pointing to possible culprits such as the supplier.