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Headline: Alec Baldwin's lawyers seek dismissal of Rust involuntary manslaughter case
Caption: Cinematographer Halyna Hutchins died and director Joel Souza was injured in October 2021 when Baldwin's prop gun fired on the set of Rust in New Mexico. He has always maintained that he did not pull the trigger. Previous charges against the 65-year-old actor were dropped last year, however, he was indicted by a New Mexico grand jury in January 2024 after new firearms tests revealed that the trigger must have been pulled. Baldwin's lawyers have now filed a motion to dismiss the charges, accusing prosecutors of leaking information to the press and "unfairly stacking the deck" against him...
Keywords: CPS1665841,Alec Baldwin,involuntary manslaughter case,dismissal,cinematographer,Halyna Hutchins,director,Joel Souza,prop gun,Rust,New Mexico,trigger,charges dropped,firearms tests,grand jury
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