In a motion filed Tuesday in Santa Fe-based district court, Baldwin’s legal team said Andrea Reeb’s position as a state lawmaker prohibits her under state law from holding any authority in a judicial capacity.
Reeb is “exercising either the executive power or the judicial power, and her continued service as a special prosecutor is unconstitutional,” Baldwin’s team argued in the motion. Reeb, a Republican, was elected to the state House of Representatives in November and started her term last month. The office of Santa Fe District Attorney Mary Carmack-Altwies dismissed the idea that Reeb would be disqualified. In a statement, the office characterized the motion as nothing but a legal diversion.“Mr. Baldwin and his attorneys can use whatever tactics they want to distract from the fact that Halyna Hutchins died because of gross negligence and a reckless disregard for safety on the ‘Rust’ film set,” the office wrote in the statement.
Baldwin and film-set weapons supervisor Hannah Gutierrez-Reed are scheduled to make their first court appearance by video conference in late February. Both have been charged with involuntary manslaughter.
How can a partisan politician who is elected to the legislature also act simultaneously as a judge in a criminal trial. Sounds unconstitutional.
Japanese cybertorturer who killed Halyna Hutchins says he can manipulate AlecBaldwin and any other staff freely anytime. FBI
Quintessentially Alec Baldwin to personalize the conflict. 🤣🤣🤣
A dodgy case that one!
I know nothing about the merits of the case. But isn't having a legislator acting as a prosecutor some violation of separation of powers?
The special prosecutor was elected to the State House of Representatives!
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