Actor Alec Baldwin just scored another major legal victory in his “Rust” case after a judge denied the Santa Fe District Attorney’s request for a new special prosecutor after Andrea Reeb withdrew from the case earlier this month.
Both “30 Rock” actress and “Rust” shield Hannah Gutierrez-Reed face two counts of involuntary manslaughter for the October 2021 death of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins, but it remains to be seen if the case will actually go to trial.
Alec Baldwin Scores Another Legal Victory When Judge Denies DA’s Request For New ‘Rust’ Special Prosecutor
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On Friday, Gutierrez-Reed’s attorney, Jason Bowles, filed a brief arguing that Santa Fe District Attorney Mary Carmack-Altwies tried to abuse New Mexico statutes to appoint a special prosecutor after Andrea Reeb resigned.
In court documents, his attorney, Jason Bowles, wrote, “The statute was not designed to give the district attorney an additional taxpayer-funded ‘war chest’ to prosecute cases involving actors or ‘high-profile’ individuals.” Interestingly, Baldwin’s legal team has yet to object to the appointment of a new special prosecutor.
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However, as it turns out, they don’t have to. On Monday, Judge Mary Marlowe Sommer denied Mary Carmack-Altwies’ request to bring a new special prosecutor into the “Rust” case, as Deadline first reported. Although Carmack-Altwies insisted that they needed “additional manpower” in the case, the judge rejected his plea.
“All the money in the world doesn’t help prosecute a case if we can’t find a body in our office,” Carmack-Altwies said Monday, noting that she has lost several prosecutors in recent years and noted that it is difficult to recruit prosecutors. new raya in this country.
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“We are in dire straits,” he said at a virtual hearing on Monday. “So, we have to look outside our office to find people. That’s our good reason that we don’t have enough manpower to prosecute this ourselves. Bringing in a special prosecutor helps with that by shouldering some of the prosecution burden.”
However, Judge Sommer referenced a statement he made last Friday, explaining at the time that a special prosecutor “stepped in and took over the prosecution,” meaning that Carmack-Altwies would step aside and a new special prosecutor would take over. Carmack-Altwies wanted to negotiate with a new special prosecutor, which the judge did not allow.
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“You can’t co-counsel … you stay the course and don’t use a special prosecutor and prosecute yourself,” Judge Sommer ruled. “It’s either or,” he continued, reminding all parties of the May 3 deadline for a preliminary examination, which will see if there is enough evidence to take the case to a full trial.
“If you can’t prosecute, you can’t prosecute,” Judge Sommer reminded the DA after listing New Mexico’s interpretation of the statute regarding the prosecution of involuntary manslaughter charges. “Do you think that’s a real argument after all is said and done?”
‘Rust’ To Resume Filming In Montana Next Month
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Earlier this month, Deadline reported that “Rust” was expected to resume filming in Montana in late April. The original cast and crew, including Alec Baldwin, will resume production at the Yellowstone Film Ranch.
Last month, The Hollywood Reporter revealed that the late cinematographer Halyna Hutchins would be replaced by Bianca Cline, who worked on the critically acclaimed “Marcel the Shell With Shoes On.” Halyna’s husband, Matthew Hutchins, has given Cline his “blessing and support” to finish the film.
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Matthew will also serve as an executive producer on the film, as part of a wrongful death lawsuit that was settled last October. Melina Spadone, an attorney for Rust Movie Productions, told THR that the scene where Halyna Hutchins was shot was rewritten but would not elaborate.
According to THR, there will be several new roles on set, including security officers Gary Jensen and Paul Jordan of Tenet Production Safety and production designer Christine Brandt.
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The new film set will reportedly feature “enhanced on-set security protocols, including security supervisors and a ban on any working weapons or ammunition.” Meanwhile, Baldwin’s other film, “Supercell” was quietly released last week.
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