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The Guardian - US
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Edward Helmore

Alec Baldwin’s lawyers move to dismiss Rust shooting death case once again

Alec Baldwin
Alec Baldwin in New York in 2021. Photograph: Evan Agostini/Invision/AP

Lawyers for actor Alec Baldwin have filed a fourth motion for a New Mexico court throw out charges of involuntary manslaughter related to the on-set shooting death of the cinematographer Halyna Hutchins in 2021.

Attorneys for Baldwin, who is due to face trial early next month, argue in a new court filing that prosecutors withheld evidence showing that the contemporary Colt .45 revolver he used on the set of the western Rust was damaged at the time of the accident.

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