Prosecutor in Alec BaldwinRustTrial Asks Judge Who Dismissed the Case to Reconsider

Mar. 15, 2025

Alec Baldwin in court on July 8, 2024.Photo:Ross D. Franklin - Pool/Getty

Ross D. Franklin - Pool/Getty

A prosecutor fromAlec Baldwin’sRusttrial is askingthe judge who dismissed the caseto reconsider.

On July 12, before the jury was brought back into the courtroom, Baldwin’s attorney Luke Nikas claimed a man named Troy Teske — a friend of Thell Reed, the father of convictedRustarmorer Hannah Gutierrez-Reed, who wasfound guilty of involuntary manslaughter— had turned over ammunition to authorities he thought was connected to the case.

Special prosecutor Kari T. Morrissey.RAMSAY DE GIVE/POOL/AFP via Getty

RAMSAY DE GIVE/POOL/AFP via Getty

The ammunition wasn’t included in the shooting evidence, they argued. “We’re talking about a prosecution that didn’t preserve those bullets, that didn’t collect them at all. That didn’t turn them over,” Nikas said during the trial.

“This is critical evidence in the case that was never disclosed to us… We were entitled to it,” he added. “This case should be dismissed.”

At the time, Morrissey called herself to testify under oath and explained why she didn’t think the ammunition handed over was consideredRustevidence. Per Corporal Alexandria Hancock of the Santa Fe Sheriff’s Office, Morrissey had previously been involved in talks to file the ammunition separately from the otherRustevidence.

Judge Mary Marlowe Sommer.ROSS D. FRANKLIN/POOL/AFP via Getty

ROSS D. FRANKLIN/POOL/AFP via Getty

Judge Sommer issued her ruling shortly after Morrissey left the witness stand, revealing her decision to dismiss the case with prejudice.

Morissey’s latest First Judicial District Court of New Mexico documents reiterated, “The State asserts that there were insufficient facts to support the Court’s ruling and there was no violation of the Defendant’s due process rights.”

“Specifically, the State asserts that, while the State may have suppressed the ammunition from Defendant Baldwin, the Defendant was aware of the existence of the ammunition and the specific characteristics of the ammunition prior to trial, the ammunition is not favorable to the defendant and is not material to his defense,” the documents added.

After July’s decision was announced, Baldwin andhis wife Hilariacried in the courtroom. Asource told PEOPLEat the time that they were “relieved that it’s over.” Added that source, “It’s been a sad situation, and there is no winning here. They didn’t celebrate.”

source: people.com