Judge to Rule Next Week on Alec Baldwin’s Indictment Dismissal in ‘Rust’ Shooting Case

Mr. Baldwin has pleaded not guilty to involuntary manslaughter charge, which carries a maximum sentence of 1.5 years in prison.

Alec Baldwin attends the Roundabout Theatre Company's annual gala at the Ziegfeld Ballroom in New York on March 6, 2023. Charles Sykes/Invision/AP

A New Mexico judge on Friday said she will issue a ruling next week on the dismissal of an indictment against actor Alec Baldwin over the fatal shooting on the set of his Western film “Rust.”

The indictment in January charged Mr. Baldwin with involuntary manslaughter in the fatal shooting of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins on Oct. 21, 2021, at a movie ranch on the outskirts of Santa Fe.