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Alec Baldwin weeps as involuntary manslaughter trial collapses over withheld evidence

Alec Baldwin hugs his attorney Alex Spiro at his involuntary manslaughter trial at Santa Fe County District Court in Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA, July 12, 2024. © Ramsay de Give, via Reuters

A nearly three-year legal saga for Hollywood star Alec Baldwin following the 2021 fatal shooting of a cinematographer ended on Friday when a US judge dismissed the involuntary manslaughter case due to the withholding of evidence by police and prosecutors.

A New Mexico judge on Friday brought a sudden and stunning end to the involuntary manslaughter case against Alec Baldwin, dismissing it in the middle of the actor's trial and saying it cannot be filed again. 

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