Attorney of “Rust” cinematographer’s family says Alec Baldwin case dismissal “strengthens our resolve to pursue justice”

The lawyer for the family of the cinematographer killed on “Rust” film set spoke out on Saturday, a day after a decide dismissed actor Alec Baldwin’s charge of involuntary manslaughter following the protection staff’s accusation prosecutors withheld proof. 

Gloria Allred, an lawyer for Halyna Hutchins’ mother and father and sister, appeared exterior of the courthouse in Santa Fe, New Mexico the place the trial was held. Allred stated she “respectfully disagrees” with the courtroom’s determination and regrets that the courtroom didn’t give different choices that may have allowed the prison prosecution to succeed.

“The dismissal only strengthens our resolve to pursue justice in the civil case that we have filed against him in Santa Fe, New Mexico,” Allred stated. She stated the family – who dwell in Ukraine the place Hutchins’ was born and raised – has but to hear from Baldwin or his attorneys. 

Baldwin, who cried because the decide introduced the costs have been dismissed, wrote in a social media post on Saturday, “There are too many people who have supported me to thank just now. To all of you, you will never know how much I appreciate your kindness toward my family.”

Baldwin, 66, would have confronted 18 months in jail if convicted.

The trial, which opened with jury selection on Monday for the 2021 shooting, took a weird flip proper earlier than the dismissal on the finish of the week. Prosecutor Erlinda Johnson resigned and fellow prosecutor Kari Morrissey known as herself as a witness.

The decide despatched the jury dwelling earlier within the day Friday whereas prosecutors argued over the defense’s motion for dismissal, which the decide later granted. Judge Mary Marlowe Sommer dismissed the case with prejudice primarily based on the misconduct of police and prosecutors within the trial. The protection argued that prosecutors hid proof from them about ammunition that could be associated to the capturing. 

Allred stated the decide’s determination “is devastating to the family in Ukraine who mourn her loss every day.” 

“We are going to fight to the end for Halyna Hutchins,” she stated.