In true Hollywood fashion, Alec Baldwin’s criminal trial in Santa Fe, New Mexico, ended in a dramatic turn of events on Friday. The charges, stemming from the tragic 2021 shooting death of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins on the set of “Rust,” ended on the third day of proceedings when District Judge Mary Marlowe Sommer made a stunning decision to dismiss the case.
The dismissal hinged on a Brady disclosure violation related to a box of ammunition delivered to the Santa Fe County Sheriff’s office in March. This ammunition, despite potentially critical relevance to the case, was cataloged separately, not turned over to defense, and was never subjected to ballistic testing to determine its connection to the fatal shot.
