Alec Baldwin flashes winning smile with brother Stephen and sister Beth outside restaurant after judge dismisses charge in Rust shooting

Alec Baldwin beamed pinch happiness arsenic he stepped retired to a New Mexico edifice hours aft his manslaughter proceedings was dismissed. 

The actor, 66, was joined by character relative Stephen and sister Beth arsenic he headed to nan Casa Chimayo Restaurant to observe nan moment. 

Baldwin's woman Hilaria arrived later to nan party, aft she was a champion by her husband's broadside passim nan trial. 

When nan lawsuit was dismissed early Friday evening, she was seen embracing Baldwin for immoderate clip arsenic he collapsed down successful tears astatine nan result. 

Baldwin's lawsuit was dismissed pinch prejudice, meaning prosecutors cannot bring nan aforesaid charges against him successful nan lawsuit and nan proceedings is permanently dismissed. 

Although he has civilian tribunal cases pending, Baldwin appeared relieved arsenic he celebrated having nan criminal raps dropped complete nan decease of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins successful October 2021. 

The 66-year-old stepped retired onto nan streets of Santa Fe, New Mexico hours aft nan determination was read, wearing a achromatic t-shirt, bluish blazer and bluish slacks. 

Alec received cheers from fans arsenic he and a group walked towards nan restaurant, and he was seen flashing a thumbs up astatine his supporters.  

His character relative Stephen, who appeared successful hits including The Usual Suspects and Born connected nan Fourth of July, joined Alec astatine nan restaurant, pinch a Lululemon container successful tow. 

Around an hr aft Alec's lawsuit was dismissed, Stephen took to Instagram to stock a cryptic belief message, showing a speaker talk of really 'the full tribunal strategy tin condemn you for nan remainder of your life.'

Stephen kept things casual successful a bluish t-shirt and grey pants, and nan 2 were joined by 3 others wrong nan restaurant. 

While Alec appeared carefree arsenic he readied to dine retired astatine nan Mexican restaurant, nan widow of nan only personification to beryllium convicted successful nan Rust lawsuit said retired astir nan sensational turnaround. 

Armorer Hannah Gutierrez-Reed was convicted earlier this twelvemonth of involuntary manslaughter and received an 18-month sentence, nan aforesaid arsenic what Alec was facing if he was recovered guilty. 

Speaking exclusively to DailyMail.com, legendary Hollywood armorer Thell Reed, 81, said his girl Hannah has been made a ‘scapegoat’ complete nan tragic shooting. 

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

‘There’s a batch of grounds that hasn’t been heard astatine all. They suppressed each nan important grounds and I conjecture [Baldwin’s] attorneys brought it out.’ 

Hannah, 27, 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 will 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's lawsuit was sensationally dismissed aft a judge ruled that nan prosecution had withheld cardinal grounds that 'impacted nan basal fairness of nan case.' 

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. 

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.

Baldwin's lawyer 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.