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Alec Baldwin’s Lawyers Are Upset With the Rust Trial Prosecutors
In a new court filing, they allege a “stunning abuse of prosecutorial power.”
Alec Baldwin’s lawyers have issued a scathing critique of the prosecutors who want to bring the actor to trial on a felony involuntary manslaughter charge for the fatal Rust set shooting. In a new court filing obtained by Variety and People, Baldwin’s lawyers alleged a “stunning abuse of prosecutorial power” tied to a misdemeanor plea offer made to him last October. Special prosecutor Kari T. Morrissey previously said she decided to proceed with a felony charge after learning that Baldwin had commissioned a documentary about the death of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins and was trying to persuade witnesses to participate.
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