Alec Baldwin breaks down in tears as his Rust shooting case is sensationally DISMISSED - as Halyna Hutchins' widow speaks out over ruling

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The widower of nan cinematographer who was killed by Alec Baldwin successful a scary movie group shooting has demanded justness aft nan actor's lawsuit was dismissed. 

Matthew Hutchins, who was joined to unfortunate Halyna Hutchins for 16 years, said successful a connection aft nan daze ruling that he 'respects nan court's decision' but hoped proceedings against nan character were not done for good.

'We look guardant to presenting each nan grounds to a assemblage and holding Mr Baldwin accountable for his actions successful nan senseless decease of Halyna', he said. 

It comes aft Baldwin, 66, collapsed down successful tears and hugged his woman arsenic his involuntary manslaughter lawsuit was sensationally dismissed.

The judge astatine nan tribunal successful Santa Fe, New Mexico, said that location had been errors by nan prosecution successful nan handling of evidence, which she said 'impacted nan basal fairness of nan case'.

Alec Baldwin collapsed down successful tears and hugged his woman Hilaria arsenic his involuntary manslaughter lawsuit was sensationally dismissed

The actor, 66, grew affectional arsenic he heard that nan lawsuit against him was being thrown out 

Matthew Hutchins, who was joined to unfortunate Halyna Hutchins for 16 years (pictured pinch their boy Andros), said successful a connection aft nan daze ruling that he looks guardant to 'holding Mr Baldwin accountable for his actions' 

The bonzer determination came aft a day-long proceeding without nan assemblage coming complete bullets that should person been successful evidence, which Baldwin's lawyers claimed were 'concealed' from them and 'buried' successful different lawsuit file. 

The rumor had upended nan proceedings for Baldwin who pleaded not blameworthy to 2 counts of involuntary manslaughter arsenic he was accused of negligence for accidentally firing a unrecorded information connected nan group of nan movie Rust successful October 2021. 

Hannah Gutierrez-Reed, 26, nan armorer connected nan group of Rust, was recovered blameworthy of involuntary manslaughter earlier this year.

She was later jailed for 18 months, a condemnation Baldwin had faced if recovered guilty.

Now her aged begetter has welcomed nan abrupt dismissal of Baldwin's manslaughter case – and says his daughter's condemnation should now besides beryllium overturned.

Speaking exclusively to DailyMail.com, legendary Hollywood armorer Thell Reed, 81, said Hannah has been made a 'scapegoat' complete nan tragic shooting decease of shaper Hutchins, 42, successful October 2022.

Reed said: 'Well, I deliberation that's bully [Baldwin's dismissal]. I deliberation Hannah's lawsuit should besides beryllium dismissed.

Gutierrez-Reed, 27, was fixed an 18-month jailhouse condemnation successful April aft being convicted of a azygous complaint of involuntary manslaughter.

She is presently serving her condemnation astatine nan Santa Fe County Adult Detention Facility and had been owed to beryllium called to nan guidelines to attest successful Baldwin's case.

Reed told DailyMail.com he hopes nan tossing of Baldwin's lawsuit would now springiness his girl grounds to entreaty her ain condemnation and said she has been made a scapegoat by prosecutors.

He added: 'It should [be grounds for an appeal]. She didn't do thing wrong. They've perfectly made her a scapegoat.'

Baldwin holds hands pinch his woman Hilaria arsenic he exits nan courthouse connected Friday, moments aft his manslaughter lawsuit was dismissed by a judge 

Cinematographer Halyna Hutchins died aft being deed by a slug from nan prop weapon that Baldwin was handling connected nan Rust movie group successful October 2021

The movie set's armorer Hannah Gutierrez-Reed poses for mugshot aft being convicted of involuntary manslaughter 

Shortly aft nan determination to propulsion Baldwin's lawsuit retired was read, his relative Stephen Baldwin shared connected his Instagram a cryptic belief message, showing a speaker talk of really 'the full tribunal strategy tin condemn you for nan remainder of your life.' 

During nan ill-tempered and chaotic proceeding connected Friday, Judge Mary Marlowe Sommer asked for nan bullets to beryllium brought into tribunal wherever - successful different scenes - she put connected gloves and inspected them herself.

Baldwin's lawyer Luke Nikas told nan tribunal that nan bullets were brought to constabulary successful Santa Fe successful March this twelvemonth by erstwhile constabulary serviceman Troy Teske, who claimed they were nan aforesaid benignant that were utilized to sprout Hutchins.

Mr Nikas claimed that prosecutors 'buried' nan bullets arsenic grounds by giving it a different lawsuit number to nan main Rust investigation.

As a result, erstwhile Baldwin's lawyers went to nan constabulary to position each nan Rust ammunition successful April, they were not shown it, a breach of evidentiary rules.

Moments earlier nan ruling from nan judge, nan tribunal heard that 1 of nan 2 typical prosecutors, Erlina Johnson, had discontinue nan case.

In her ruling Judge Mary Marlow Sommer said that dismissal pinch prejudice was a 'very utmost sanction', but nan period had been met.

She said that nan 'suppressed evidence' had 'impacted nan basal fairness of nan case', and that prosecutors were 'highly culpable' for nan errors and had 'unilaterally withheld' nan specifications astir nan ammunition.

The judge said that nan 'wilful withholding of accusation was intentional and deliberate', which was 'so adjacent to bad religion arsenic to show signs of scorching prejudice' and location was 'no measurement for nan tribunal to correct this wrong'.

Photos taken by detectives pinch Santa Fe County Sheriff's Office show nan aftermath of nan incident successful October 2021

The lawsuit was sensationally thrown retired connected Friday owed to a disagreement complete bullets admitted into evidence 

Baldwin's attorneys successfully had nan lawsuit thrown retired arsenic nan judge agreed that nan mishandled evidence 'impacted nan basal fairness of nan case' 

Prosecutor Kari Morrissey countered that they had interviewed Teske past twelvemonth and were sceptical of him because he is adjacent friends pinch Thell Reed, nan begetter of Gutierrez-Reed.

Morrissey said they concluded Teskey was sending them connected a 'wild goose chase' to constituent nan blasted astatine personification different than Gutierrez-Reed. 

She said: 'It's a man (Thell Reed) trying to protect his girl and providing accusation that doesn't moreover lucifer nan grounds that was recovered astatine nan scene'.

In November past twelvemonth Teske offered to nonstop them nan ammunition but he was successful Arizona truthful Morrissey asked him to nonstop a photo.

They didn't look for illustration nan unrecorded rounds taken from nan group of Rust truthful Morrissey didn't inquire for nan bullets to beryllium collected by a section constabulary force, nan tribunal heard.

But Judge Marlowe Sommer expressed vexation during nan proceeding and pressed Cpl. Alexandria Hancock of nan Santa Fe County Sheriff's Office astir why nan bullets were not put pinch nan Rust file.

Cpl Hancock said that nan determination was made aft chat pinch prosecutors

At 1 constituent Morrissey herself gave grounds successful bizarre scenes wherever cipher had requested her to do so.

She insisted nan ammunition from Teske were not akin to those recovered connected nan group of Rust, which is why she didn't want them analyzed further.

Baldwin, seen present extracurricular nan Santa Fe County Sheriff's offices connected nan time of nan shooting,  was had nan charges against him brought twice 

Friday's proceeding grew contentious aft nan judge dismissed nan case, arsenic Baldwin's lawyer Alex Spiro pressed typical charismatic Kari Morrissey connected her prejudice towards Baldwin.

She rejected this thought and said she really 'appreciated Mr Baldwin's movies', adding: 'I appreciated nan acting he did connected Saturday Night Live and really admit his politics'.

Spiro asked if Morrissey had called Baldwin a 'c***sucker' and she said she didn't callback saying that, and said she didn't callback branding nan character an 'arrogant p***' to a witness. 

Spiro said: 'You said you would thatch him a lesson?'

Morrissey responded: 'I ne'er said I would thatch him a lesson... I made each effort to resoluteness this lawsuit successful a very favorable measurement for him'.

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