‘Rust’ shooting prosecutor asks judge to reopen Alec Baldwin manslaughter case

Defending the state’s handling of the “Rust” shooting case, New Mexico special prosecutor Kari T. Morrissey has asked the judge to take another look at the circumstances that prompted the dismissal of Alec Baldwin’s manslaughter charge. In a court filing Friday, Morrissey asked New Mexico First Judicial Circuit Court Judge Mary Marlowe Sommer to reconsider her decision to throw out Baldwin’s manslaughter case. Alec Baldwin, right, hugs his defense attorney Alex Spiro after District Court Judge Mary Marlowe Sommer threw out the involuntary manslaughter charge against the actor. Hollywood Inc. Judge dismisses Alec Baldwin involuntary manslaughter case for ‘Rust’ shooting The decision ends a years-long ordeal for the star that began in October 2021, when he accidentally shot cinematographer Halyna Hutchins with a prop revolver during a rehearsal.