Alec Baldwin was in court for his involuntary manslaughter trial related to the fatal shooting of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins on the set of the film "Rust" in 2021. The judge dismissed the case against Baldwin in the middle of proceedings based on misconduct by police and prosecutors in withholding evidence from the defense. The key evidence was ammunition brought to the sheriff's office by a man in March and deemed unrelated, but Baldwin's lawyers alleged it was "buried" by prosecutors. The judge said the late discovery of this evidence impacted the fairness of the trial. Baldwin wept in court upon hearing the case was dismissed. He hugged his lawyers and wife.
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00:03Alec Baldwin was in court for his involuntary manslaughter trial related to the fatal shooting
00:07of cinematographer Helena Hutchins on the set of the film Rust in 2021.
00:12The judge dismissed the case against Baldwin in the middle of proceedings based on misconduct
00:16by police and prosecutors in withholding evidence from the defense.
00:20The key evidence was ammunition brought to the sheriff's office by a man in March and
00:24deemed unrelated, but Baldwin's lawyers alleged it was buried by prosecutors.
00:29The judge said the late discovery of this evidence impacted the fairness of the trial.
00:33Baldwin wept in court upon hearing the case was dismissed.
00:36He hugged his lawyers and wife.
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