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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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Dani Anguiano and agencies

Prosecutor asks judge to reinstate Alec Baldwin’s film set shooting charge

A man wearing a navy suit and glasses, Alec Baldwin, looks to the side
Alec Baldwin attends his manslaughter trial in Santa Fe, New Mexico, on 11 July. Photograph: Ramsay de Give/Reuters

A prosecutor who led the case against Alec Baldwin has asked a New Mexico judge to reconsider the decision to dismiss the involuntary manslaughter charge against the actor in the fatal shooting of a cinematographer on the set of the western movie Rust.

The case against Baldwin was dismissed in dramatic fashion in July when, halfway through the trial, a judge found the prosecution and law enforcement had intentionally withheld evidence in the case that could have been favorable to the actor.

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