Alec Baldwin Gets The Best Justice Money Can Buy

Prosecutors dropped criminal charges against Baldwin, while his working-class employees take the fall, proving we have two systems of justice.

Alec Baldwin catches major break, will now face significantly less prison time if convicted for 'Rust' shooting



Alec Baldwin is counting his lucky stars.

New Mexico prosecutors announced Monday they have dropped the firearm enhancement against him, which would significantly reduce his prison sentence should he be convicted of manslaughter in the death of Halyna Hutchins on the set of "Rust" in October 2021.

What is the background?

Last month, New Mexico First Judicial District Attorney Mary Carmack-Altwies announced two counts of involuntary manslaughter charges against Baldwin and armorer Hannah Gutierrez-Reed.

The involuntary manslaughter charge, a fourth-degree felony, carries a prison sentence of 18 months. But prosecutors also added a firearm enhancement, which carries a minimum of five years in prison.

What is happening now?

On Monday, the Santa Fe District Attorney's Office announced that it had dropped the firearm enhancement against Baldwin and Gutierrez-Reed. Court documents show the enhancement was dropped last Friday.

"In order to avoid further litigious distractions by Mr. Baldwin and his attorneys, the District Attorney and the special prosecutor have removed the firearm enhancement to the involuntary manslaughter charges in the death of Halyna Hutchins on the 'Rust' film set," Carmack-Altwies said in a statement. "The prosecution's priority is securing justice, not securing billable hours for big-city attorneys."

Lawyers for Baldwin and Gutierrez-Reed have argued that applying the firearm enhancement in the case is unconstitutional because it became law after the shooting.

After Baldwin was charged, legal experts predicted that Baldwin would face significantly less prison time if convicted than the initial charges suggested. That is precisely because the ex post facto clause in Article 1, Section 10 of the U.S. Constitution prohibits states from retroactively bringing criminal charges for crimes committed before a law is passed.

Baldwin's lawyers, therefore, accused New Mexico prosecutors of committing a "basic legal error" by retroactively charging Baldwin under a law that had not yet existed when the alleged crime was committed.

Baldwin is set to make his first court appearance on Friday, Axios reported.

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Joy Behar shocks 'The View' co-hosts with accusation against DA who charged Alec Baldwin — and it's not even true



Joy Behar actually suggested on "The View" Friday that a New Mexico prosecutor criminally charged Alec Baldwin because she is a "big Republican."

"The DA who is indicting him, or whatever the legal term is right now, she's a big Republican. I'm only saying this because Alec Baldwin is a target for Republicans," Behar said. "They cannot stand him.

"I'm not saying anything more than that," Behar boasted, throwing her hands into the air with a smirk on her face.

As Behar was making her accusation, the camera panned out and showed the reaction of co-host Alyssa Farah Griffin and guest co-host Rachel Lindsay. Both women were obviously disgusted at the claim. They rolled their eyes and immediately challenged it.

\u201cJoy Behar: "The DA who is indicting him...She's a big Republican. I'm only saying this because Alec Baldwin is a target for Republicans...I'm just saying."\u201d
— Daily Caller (@Daily Caller) 1674231505

Other than to posture Baldwin as a victim, it's not clear why Behar would attack the prosecutor who charged him.

In fact, contrary to Behar's claim, New Mexico First Judicial District Attorney Mary Carmack-Altwies is not a "big Republican" — she is a registered Democrat.

Carmack-Altwies announced Thursday criminal charges against Baldwin and armorer Hannah Gutierrez-Reed over the fatal shooting of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins on the set of "Rust" in 2021. Both were charged with two counts of involuntary manslaughter.

Anything else?

Earlier in the episode, Behar appeared to defend Baldwin by absolving him of responsibility for checking the on-set firearms for live ammunition.

But as Griffin pointed out, Baldwin appeared to have demonstrated a significant amount of "negligence" leading up to the shooting of Hutchins, which is why Carmack-Altwies ultimately brought charges against him.

Moreover, Lindsay, an attorney, added that Carmack-Altwies must believe she has a significant shot of winning in court because she likely would not have brought charges against him given the high-profile nature of the case unless the evidence against Baldwin is overwhelming.

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Prosecutor speaks out after Alec Baldwin, 'Rust' production reach settlement: 'No one is above the law'



A New Mexico prosecutor spoke out Wednesday after Alec Baldwin and producers of "Rust" announced a settlement with Halyna Hutchins’ family.

What about the settlement?

After Hutchins was killed on the set of "Rust" last October, Hutchins' family filed a wrongful death lawsuit against Baldwin and other key members of the "Rust" production.

The exact details of the settlement were not disclosed. But as part of the deal, Hutchins' widower, Matthew Hutchins, will executive-produce "Rust" when production resumes in January 2023.

Hutchins said in a statement:

We have reached a settlement, subject to court approval, for our wrongful death case against the producers of "Rust," including Alec Baldwin and Rust Movie Productions, LLC. As part of that settlement, our case will be dismissed The filming of "Rust," which I will now executive-produce, will resume with all the original principal players on board in January 2023.

What did the prosecutor say?

New Mexico First Judicial District Attorney Mary Carmack-Altwies made clear the settlement will not deter her from completing her criminal investigation.

"The proposed settlement announced today in Matthew Hutchins’ wrongful death case against Rust movie producers, including Alec Baldwin, in the death of Halyna Hutchins will have no impact on District Attorney Mary Carmack-Altweis' ongoing investigation or her ultimate decision whether to file criminal charges in the case," a spokesperson for the DA said in a statement.

"While civil suits are settled privately and often involve financial awards, criminal cases deal only in facts. If the facts and evidence warrant criminal charges under New Mexico law then charges will be brought," the statement continued.

"No one is above the law," the statement declared.

Anything else?

Last month, the Santa Fe New Mexican reported that Carmack-Altwies could be preparing criminal charges against Baldwin after she requested more money from the state to help her office prosecute up to four criminal cases in the matter.

"One of the possible defendants is well known movie actor Alec Baldwin," documents filed by the DA said.

The prosecutor, however, is not saying much beyond that. But her office did tell the New Mexican that Carmack-Altwies is "certainly looking at all the homicide statutes and any gun statutes under New Mexico criminal code."

Meanwhile, Santa Fe County Sheriff Adan Mendoza confirmed last month that his agency is continuing to investigate Hutchins' death and will turn over the case file to the prosecutor's office once the investigation is complete.