🧵 1. New Mexico judge denies Alec Baldwin's motion to dismiss a manslaughter charge linked to the fatal shooting on the set of "Rust" in 2021. #cinema
🧵 1. New Mexico judge denies Alec Baldwin's motion to dismiss a manslaughter charge linked to the fatal shooting on the set of "Rust" in 2021. #cinema
🧵 2. Baldwin's lawyers had argued that the firearm involved in the shooting was damaged during FBI testing before their examination, but the judge dismissed that claim.
🧵 3. The judge notes that evidence didn't show the firearms had exculpatory value that was apparent before the FBI testing destroyed it in the accidental discharge testing.
🧵 4. Baldwin's statements regarding the gun's problem not being with the firearm but the bullet were mentioned during the court proceedings.
🧵 5. As the case heads to trial, Baldwin faces the involuntary manslaughter charge following the shooting that claimed cinematographer Halyna Hutchins' life.
🧵 Read more at: https://www.zerohedge.com/political/judge-denies-alec-baldwin-motion-dismiss-manslaughter-charge-rust-shooting