shooting case. On Wednesday, the office of New Mexico's First Judicial District Attorney, Mary Carmack-Altwies -- who was prosecuting Alec Baldwin -- appointed long-time New Mexico attorneys Kari Morrissey and Jason Lewis to serve as special prosecutors in the case.Per a statement from Carmack-Altwies' spokesperson, Heather Brewer, «Morrissey's and Lewis' extensive experience and trial expertise will allow the state to pursue justice for Halyna Hutchins and ensure that in New Mexico everyone is held accountable under the law.»Appointing the new special prosecutors will allow Carmack-Altwies to step aside from personally prosecuting the cast and allow her to «focus on the broader public safety needs in New Mexico's First Judicial District.»«Carmack-Altwies will continue her record of prosecuting drunken drivers, collaborating with local law enforcement, increasing diversion efforts and securing convictions against the most dangerous and prolific offenders,» the statement continued.The state's First Judicial District Attorney explained her decision further in a statement of her own, in which she said her responsibility to the people of New Mexico extends beyond just this one case.«My responsibility to the people of the First Judicial District is greater than any one case, which is why I have chosen to appoint a special prosecutor in the case,» she explained. «Kari Morrissey and Jason Lewis will unflinchingly pursue justice in the death of Halyna Hutchins on behalf of the people of First Judicial District.»Carmack-Altwies' decision to step aside and appoint two new special prosecutors to the case comes just days after Andrea Reeb voluntarily stepped down as special prosecutor -- a decision that came more than a.
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