Alec Baldwin’s Rust shooting case is officially over: Here’s what the judge concluded

Special Prosecutor Kari Morrissey on Monday withdrew the state’s appeal that was filed in November. Had the appeal proceeded, it would have challenged the court’s decision to drop charges against Baldwin in the death of cinematographer Helena Hutchins.

In a joint statement to The Hollywood Reporter, Baldwin’s lawyers, Luke Nikas and Alex Spiro, said, “Today’s decision to dismiss the appeal is the final confirmation of what Alec Baldwin and his lawyers have said from the beginning — that this “There was an unspeakable tragedy, but Alec Baldwin committed no crime.” He also said, “The rule of law remains intact in New Mexico.”

According to The Hollywood Reporter, the charges against Baldwin were dismissed with prejudice following a court hearing on July 12. Earlier that day, the judge had reviewed some ammunition that Baldwin’s lawyers said police and prosecutors had withheld from him. One prosecutor resigned during the trial, and another prosecutor testified as a witness.

Judge Mary Marlow Sommer ruled that the case should be dismissed, saying that the late discovery of evidence “impacted the fundamental fairness of the proceedings.” He said the only right course of action was to dismiss the case.

A few weeks after the dismissal, Judge Sommer also criticized the prosecution for misconduct, saying that they “knowingly and knowingly concealed important evidence”. She also accused prosecutor Kari Morrissey of failing to meet her legal obligations and giving “inconsistent” testimony about suppressed evidence, The Hollywood Reporter reports.