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Alec Baldwin ‘Rust’ Manslaughter Case Is Over After Prosecutor Drops Appeal

Alec Baldwin‘s manslaughter case is over after special prosecutor announced she has withdrawn her appeal of a judge's decision to dismiss the case.

The decision, announced on Monday, came after the state attorney general’s office said it “did not intend to exhaustively pursue the appeal on behalf of the prosecution.” The move officially concludes the case for Baldwin nearly three years after the accidental on-set shooting death of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins while filming the movie Rust. Back in July, a New Mexico judge dismissed the single involuntary manslaughter charge against Baldwin over Hutchins’ death after the actor’s lawyers claimed prosecutors and investigators withheld evidence. During a recent interview, Baldwin, who has rarely spoken about the case himself, opened up about completing the film amidst various civil and criminal proceedings.

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