Judge Raises Doubts About Alec Baldwin ‘Rust’ Manslaughter Indictment
variety.comGene Maddaus Senior Media Writer A New Mexico judge on Friday asked a series of skeptical questions of the prosecutor in the Alec Baldwin manslaughter case, suggesting she might decide to throw out the indictment.
Baldwin is scheduled to face a trial in Santa Fe in July for negligently pointing a gun at cinematographer Halyna Hutchins and pulling the trigger.
In New Mexico, involuntary manslaughter carries a maximum sentence of 18 months in prison. Baldwin’s defense has asked Judge Mary Marlowe Sommer to throw out the case, arguing that prosecutors failed to make defense witnesses available to the grand jury.
At a hearing on Friday, Marlowe Sommer asked the prosecutor, Kari Morrissey, why she had not made more of an effort to contact those witnesses before the grand jury proceeding. “Common sense tells me you should have reached out ahead of time,” she said.
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