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Alec Baldwin ‘Rust’ Judge Slams Prosecutors Over ‘Deliberate Misconduct’

The judge in Alec Baldwin's 'Rust' shooting case slammed New Mexico prosecutors in a written order issued on Wednesday for "deliberate misconduct."

In a shocking decision last month, Judge Mary Marlowe Sommer dismissed the involuntary manslaughter case against the actor over withheld evidence Last month, in a shocking decision, Sommer dismissed the single felony count filed against the Baldwin after his attorneys raised questions over how evidence had been handled by New Mexico law enforcement and prosecutors. In delivering her ruling in July, Sommer said that the evidence could have helped Baldwin’s defense undermine prosecutors’ theory of the case and support the actor’s claim that the fatal shooting was unforeseeable.

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