Alec Baldwin Scores Key Legal Win in Rust Manslaughter Case

The Santa Fe District Attorney investigating the lethal accidental shooting of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins has dropped a charge against actor-producer Alec Baldwin that could have sent him to jail for a mandatory five years. Heather Brewer, a spokesperson for New Mexico First Judicial District Attorney Mary Carmack-Altwies, told The New York Times that the charge in question—known as an enhancement because it applies mandatory sentencing guidelines in firearm cases—was dropped to “avoid further litigious distractions by Mr. Baldwin and his attorneys.” The withdrawal of the charge against Baldwin, first reported by TMZ, is significant, though there is still the remote… Read Full Article