Alec Baldwin is trying to get have a big lawsuit against him dismissed.
30.03.2023 - 01:39 / etcanada.com
A new addition has been made to the prosecutorial team in the “Rust” shooting case. On Wednesday, the office of New Mexico’s First Judicial District Attorney, Mary Carmack-Altwies — who was prosecuting Alec Baldwin — appointed long-time New Mexico attorneys Kari Morrissey and Jason Lewis to serve as special prosecutors in the case.
Per a statement from Carmack-Altwies’ spokesperson, Heather Brewer, “Morrissey’s and Lewis’ extensive experience and trial expertise will allow the state to pursue justice for Halyna Hutchins and ensure that in New Mexico everyone is held accountable under the law.”
Appointing the new special prosecutors will allow Carmack-Altwies to step aside from personally prosecuting the “Rust” case and allow her to “focus on the broader public safety needs in New Mexico’s First Judicial District.”
“Carmack-Altwies will continue her record of prosecuting drunken drivers, collaborating with local law enforcement, increasing diversion efforts and securing convictions against the most dangerous and prolific offenders,” the statement continued.
The state’s First Judicial District Attorney explained her decision further in a statement of her own, in which she said her responsibility to the people of New Mexico extends beyond just this one case.
“My responsibility to the people of the First Judicial District is greater than any one case, which is why I have chosen to appoint a special prosecutor in the Rust case,” she explained. “Kari Morrissey and Jason Lewis will unflinchingly pursue justice in the death of Halyna Hutchins on behalf of the people of First Judicial District.”
Carmack-Altwies’ decision to step aside and appoint two new special prosecutors to the case comes just days after Andrea Reeb
Alec Baldwin is trying to get have a big lawsuit against him dismissed.
Alec Baldwin requested a wrongful death lawsuit filed against him by the family of Halyna Hutchins be dismissed with prejudice on Thursday. "The loss of a daughter and sister is undoubtedly painful in any circumstance," lawyers for the actor wrote in court documents obtained by Fox News Digital. "Yet Plaintiffs – who had been distanced from Halyna physically, financially, and emotionally for years before her death – have no viable cause of action against Defendants.This action is especially misguided." Baldwin's legal team specifically noted that the plaintiff has to be married to the decedent in California law to receive compensation for a wrongful death.
Alec Baldwin won’t be showing up next month for the New Mexico mini-trial over the fatal shooting of Halyna Hutchins, and he doesn’t believe he should be a defendant in the lawsuit the parents and sister of slain Rust cinematographer have filed in Los Angeles.
Gene Maddaus Senior Media Writer Hollywood studios and entertainment unions are close to a compromise on a new California law to tighten set safety rules, which comes in response to the fatal “Rust” shooting. The compromise would adopt the film industry’s firearm safety rules, which are currently voluntary, into state law. It would also mandate specialized training for armorers and others who work with firearms on sets, according to sources familiar with the talks. The two sides have been working for more than a year on the legislation following the death of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins in New Mexico in October 2021.
Alec Baldwin filed a waiver of appearance for next month’s preliminary hearing in the fatal on-set shooting of Halyna Hutchins. "I understand that I am charged with the following offense or offenses under the law of the State of New Mexico: Involuntary Manslaughter … in two alternatives," the filing obtained by Fox News Digital read. "I understand that I am entitled to personally appear before the Court at every stage of the criminal proceedings.
Hilaria Baldwin penned a loving tribute to her husband, Alec Baldwin, in celebration of his 65th birthday in a new Instagram post uploaded on Monday. The yoga instructor, 39, could be seen posing with the Emmy-winning actor and their seven children in the family photo shared to her 1 million fans and followers. The two lovebirds, who officially tied the knot in 2012, recently reached another milestone earlier Sunday by celebrating the 11th anniversary of their engagement.
assistant director David Halls has been sentenced to six months unsupervised probation after pleading no contest in New Mexico court on Friday.Halls appeared virtually in court, where he officially entered his no contest plea to negligent/unsafe handling of a firearm that led to the onset October 2021 fatal shooting of the film's cinematographer, Halyna Hutchins. Halls had previously signed a plea agreement. As part of his plea deal, Halls, 63, must testify truthfully in all future hearings surrounding the case, must pay a $500 fine and take a firearm safety course within 60 days.
Gene Maddaus Senior Media Writer David Halls, the first assistant director on “Rust,” pleaded no contest on Friday to a misdemeanor charge of negligent use of a deadly weapon, making him the first person to be held accountable for the shooting death of the film’s cinematographer, Halyna Hutchins. Halls, who was the film’s safety coordinator, appeared remotely for a plea hearing before a Santa Fe judge. Asked how he wished to plea, he answered, “No contest, your honor.” He will not serve jail time. Instead, he will serve six months of unsupervised probation. He is also expected to testify at a preliminary hearing in May, as prosecutors pursue involuntary manslaughter charges against actor Alec Baldwin and the film’s armorer, Hannah Gutierrez Reed.
charged with involuntary manslaughter in the 2021 death of “Rust” cinematographer Halyna Hutchins, is facing criticism online after posting about gun control.The actor, 64, reshared a screenshot of a viral tweet from musician Peter Frampton following the school shooting at Covenant School in Nashville this week, which took the lives of six people and the shooter.“26 years ago, a gunman entered Dunblane Primary School in Scotland, killing 16 kids and a teacher,” the tweet read. “The UK govt responded by enacting tight gun control legislation.
Two days after a judge shut down the prosecution’s attempt to bring on a new special prosecutor in the Rust shooting, Santa Fe District Attorney Mary Carmack-Altwies has stepped aside and appointed a pair of special prosecutors — veteran New Mexico attorneys Kari Morrissey and Jason Lewis — to take over the high-profile case.
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Two new special prosecutors were appointed to Alec Baldwin's fatal "Rust" movie shooting case Wednesday. New Mexico First Judicial District Attorney Mary Carmack-Altwies announced Kari Morrissey and Jason Lewis will serve as "special prosecutors." "Morrissey's and Lewis' extensive experience and trial expertise will allow the state to pursue justice for Halyna Hutchins and ensure that in New Mexico everyone is held accountable under the law," Heather Brewer, spokesperson, First New Mexico Judicial District Attorney, said in a statement.
Gene Maddaus Senior Media Writer Santa Fe D.A. Mary Carmack-Altwies will step aside in the prosecution of Alec Baldwin for the fatal shooting of “Rust” cinematographer Halyna Hutchins, and has named two lawyers to take over the case. Carmack-Altwies appointed Kari Morrissey and Jason Lewis as special prosecutors on the case. Both are private attorneys based in Albuquerque. The move comes after Judge Mary Marlowe Sommer ruled on Monday that Carmack-Altwies could not continue to prosecute the case if she appointed a special prosecutor. Baldwin and “Rust” armorer Hannah Gutierrez Reed were charged in January with involuntary manslaughter for the death of Hutchins. Gutierrez Reed mistakenly loaded a live round into Baldwin’s gun. Baldwin was holding it when it fired — he has denied pulling the trigger — killing Hutchins and wounding the film’s director.
New Mexico First Judicial District Attorney Mary Carmack-Altwies announced on Wednesday that attorneys Kari Morrissey and Jason Lewis will take over as special prosecutors on the “Rust” involuntary manslaughter case against Alec Baldwin and Hannah Gutierrez-Reed.“With the appointment of new special prosecutors, Carmack-Altwies will step aside from personally prosecuting the ‘Rust’ case, allowing her to focus on the broader public safety needs in New Mexico’s First Judicial District,” read a statement from the DA’s office.
recently departed Andrea Reeb with a new special prosecutor. At a virtual hearing on Monday, District Attorney Mary Carmack-Altwies argued that a new special prosecutor was necessary as her office was suffering from staffing shortages despite receiving $360,000 from the New Mexico state legislature earmarked specifically for forensic investigation and outside counsel related to the “Rust” case, in which Baldwin and Gutierrez-Reed have been charged with involuntary manslaughter in relation to the death of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins.
That’s four for four setbacks for the New Mexico First Judicial District Attorney in her prosecution of Alec Baldwin for the fatal shooting of Rust cinematorgrapher Halyna Hutchings in October 2021.
Gene Maddaus Senior Media Writer A judge on Monday blocked the Santa Fe district attorney from appointing a new prosecutor in the “Rust” case, marking another setback for the prosecution. Mary Carmack-Altwies, the elected D.A., said at a hearing Monday that the office is in “dire straits” due to a manpower shortage, and needs an outside lawyer to help prosecute Alec Baldwin and armorer Hannah Gutierrez Reed for the October 2021 death of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins. But Judge Mary Marlowe Sommer ruled that the D.A. could not appoint a “special prosecutor” unless the D.A.’s office plans to recuse itself entirely from the case.
“Rust” armorer Hannah Gutierrez-Reed wants to stop the appointment of a special prosecutor in her involuntary manslaughter case after the previous person in that position resigned.In a document filed Friday, Gutierrez-Reed’s attorneys argued that Santa Fe District Attorney Carmack-Altwiest was improperly using a New Mexico statue to hire a special prosecutor in the case of Gutierrez-Reed and actor Alec Baldwin. Both were charged in January with involuntary manslaughter in the October 2021 shooting death of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins. Special prosecutor and Republican state Rep.
Gene Maddaus Senior Media Writer “Rust” armorer Hannah Gutierrez Reed is seeking to block the appointment of a new prosecutor in her involuntary manslaughter case, after the first one resigned. Gutierrez Reed and actor Alec Baldwin have both been charged in the death of Halyna Hutchins, the cinematographer who was accidentally shot on set in October 2021. In a brief filed on Friday, Gutierrez Reed’s lawyer argued that Santa Fe District Attorney Mary Carmack-Altwies is misusing the New Mexico statute that allows for the appointment of an outside prosecutor. “The statute is not designed to give district attorneys a taxpayer-funded supplemental ‘war chest’ to prosecute cases involving ‘high profile’ actors or individuals,” wrote defense lawyer Jason Bowles.
Looking at potentially months before a trial even starts in Alec Baldwin’s criminal case over the October 2021 shooting death of Rust cinematographer Halyna Hutchins, the actor is now accusing prosecutors of violating his “constitutional rights.”