00:00A New Mexico judge has dismissed the involuntary manslaughter case against actor Alec Baldwin
00:07and said it can't be filed again.
00:10Mary Marlowe Sommer dismissed the case with prejudice based on the misconduct of police
00:15and prosecutors over the withholding of evidence from the defense.
00:19The defense argued that prosecutors hid evidence from them about the ammunition that may be
00:24related to the shooting on the film set.
00:27The prosecution said that the ammunition wasn't connected to the case and wasn't hidden.
00:32Sommer put a pause on the trial earlier on Friday while she considered the defense motion
00:37to dismiss the case.
00:39Speaking outside the court in Santa Fe, Special Prosecutor Kari Morrissey said she was disappointed
00:45but respected the court's decision.
00:47Baldwin climbed into an SUV outside the courthouse without speaking to the media.
00:53Cinematographer Helena Hutchins was shot and killed on the set of the film Rust in 2021.
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