Judge dismisses involuntary manslaughter case against Alec Baldwin

[Warpy]

SANTA FE, N.M. —

Santa Fe district court judge Mary Marlowe Sommer has dismissed the involuntary manslaughter case against Alec Baldwin in relation to the "Rust" movie shooting.

The dismissal comes after very heated testimony regarding evidence that was collected by the Santa Fe County Sheriff’s Office after the trial of Hannah Gutierrez-Reed.

The evidence in question was ammunition that was turned into the sheriff’s office by a person who says the ammo was linked to the shooting. A crime scene technician testified about that ammunition on Thursday.

In a motion to dismiss filed late Thursday night, defense lawyers for Baldwin allege prosecutors knew of evidence that the live round came from PDQ Arms and Props owner Seth Kenney.

https://www.koat.com/article/alec-baldwin-trial-dismissed-by-judge/61582809

I hope Baldwin learned no gun can be considered unloaded and to point it away from people if he wants to test a blank. This could have gone either way, sunce Baldwin fired the fatal shot after people on the set yelled that the gun held blanks.

I hope they finish the movie, though, "Rust" sounds like it had a good plot.

[azureblue]

1. Yes he should have checked

But on set, as an actor, when an armorer hands you a firearm, you assume it does not have live ammo in it. On set, an actor is staying in character and focusing in his role, the scene and his lines, taking directions and making sure what the character that is being portrayed, is believable. It's kind of weird - the guy you're sitting next to, who is all made up and outfitted, is talking about his car, then he walks on set and becomes a cowboy bad guy gun slinger for 5 minutes. Then the armorer hands you a firearm, and the cameras roll. Imagine the scene at the OK corral. Alex had no idea it was loaded and there is no way he was guilty.

[Warpy]

2. "Reckless discharge of a firearm" comes to mind

Even I know not to point a gun directly at anything or anyone unless I mean to shoot who/whatever.

But yes, the judge foundthat the guilty party was the set firearms supplier because they had called out to clear that particular gun.

The shooting happened between scenes.

[Shermann]

3. I never thought he was good for this.

It's common to use real guns on movie sets and the actors point them at each other and pull the triggers routinely. Gutierrez-Reed was in fact good for it as the armorer, but there wasn't a conspiracy of criminal negligence here.

[BattleRow]

4. Shooting blanks

Alec evidently rarely shoots blanks..he's got six children with his latest wife.