SANTA FE, N.M. — Alec Baldwin ’s involuntary manslaughter trial in New Mexico came to a sudden and surprising halt on Friday while the judge considers a defense motion to dismiss the case over disputed ammunition evidence in the killing of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins .
Alec Baldwin listens during his involuntary manslaughter trial for the 2021 fatal shooting of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins during filming of the Western movie "Rust," in Santa Fe, N.M., Friday, July 12, 2024.
Ramsay de Give - pool, ASSOCIATED PRESS Judge Mary Marlowe Sommer sent the jury home for the day and told them to return Monday after what was supposed to be a short morning hearing on the matter, but raised more questions than expected and prompted her to call for further testimony outside the presence of jurors. The defense argued that prosecutors hid evidence from them about the ammunition that may be related to the shooting on the set of the Western “Rust” in 2021. The defense said they should have had the ability to determine its importance.
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“We don’t know if it’s a live ammunition match or not," Baldwin's attorney Luke Nikas told the judge. "But we do know that the state had it, and it’s disclosable.” The prosecution has said that the ammunition was not connected to the case and was not hidden.
CORRECTS THE NAME OF THE JUDGE TO MARY MARLOWE SOMMER, NOT MARY MARLOWE -Judge Mary Marlowe Sommer presides over Alec Baldwin's involuntary manslaughter tria.