Alec Baldwin's trial for involuntary manslaughter in the death of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins will take place in July after a judge denied a motion to dismiss the case on Friday.
Sommer listened to arguments from both Alec's lawyers as well as prosecutors in court earlier this month on May 17 in Sante Fe, per NBC News. The judge stated in her ruling, per Variety, that Kari shared a letter to the grand jurors from the 'defense verbatim' but explained they made the choice to not 'follow up' on the letter.
Alec has plead not guilty ahead of the trial, and has also denied that he pulled the trigger on the gun and denied that it was his responsibility to make sure the gun was safe. Shortly after, an expert warned that her sentence was 'a bad sign' for the actor as his trial date approaches. The filing stated that the offer was made on October 5 and Baldwin was given until October 27 to decide, but prosecutors rescinded the offer on October 17.
Variety reported that his lawyers claim that Morrissey repeatedly leaked confidential information about the grand jury proceedings to an NBC reporter. At a hearing on November 15, the judge overseeing the case admonished the parties not to disclose anything about the grand jury proceedings. In a filing in March, Baldwin and his attorney Alex Spiro also claimed that the prosecutors rigged the jury process in the case.
During the trial of Hannah Gutierrez-Reed earlier this year, agent Bryce Ziegler said he had to break the gun with a mallet to get it to fire without using the trigger. During the trial of Gutierrez-Reed, prosecutors painted a damning portrait of a film that was in a state of 'rushed chaos.'
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