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Meg James and Anousha Sakoui

Alec Baldwin prosecution ‘on its heels’ after DA leaves ‘Rust’ case, experts say

New Mexico’s district attorney overseeing the “Rust” shooting criminal prosecution of Alec Baldwin has stepped down, dealing another blow to the state’s efforts to hold the actor and armorer Hannah Gutierrez Reed accountable for the fatal shooting on the western movie set.

On Wednesday, 1st Judicial District Attorney Mary Carmack-Altwies announced that she had handed Baldwin’s and Gutierrez Reed’s felony prosecutions over to two seasoned Albuquerque attorneys. Carmack-Altwies said the pair — Kari Morrissey and Jason Lewis — would replace her as special prosecutors in the “Rust” criminal case.

“This (resignation) gives the appearance that the prosecution does not have confidence in the case,” John P. Fishwick Jr., a former U.S. attorney in Virginia, said in an interview.

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