Judge Upholds Dismissal of Involuntary Manslaughter Charge Against Alec Baldwin in On-set Shooting

Judge Upholds Dismissal of Involuntary Manslaughter Charge Against Alec Baldwin in On-set Shooting
Actor Alec Baldwin, center, reacts as he sits between his attorneys Alex Spiro, left, and Luke Nikas after the judge threw out the involuntary manslaughter case for the 2021 fatal shooting of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins during filming of the Western movie "Rust," Friday, July 12, 2024, in Santa Fe, N.M. Ramsay de Give/Pool Photo via AP
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SANTA FE, N.M.—A New Mexico judge has upheld her decision to dismiss an involuntary manslaughter charge against Alec Baldwin in the fatal shooting of a cinematographer on the set of a Western movie.

In a ruling Thursday, state District Court Judge Mary Marlowe Sommer stood by her July decision to dismiss an involuntary manslaughter charge against Baldwin. She said prosecutors did not raise any factual or legal arguments that would justify reversing her decision.