Alec Baldwin files to dismiss involuntary manslaughter criminal charge

Alec Baldwin files to dismiss involuntary manslaughter criminal charge (Evan Agostini/Invision/AP/PA)

Alec Baldwin’s lawyers have asked a judge to dismiss an involuntary manslaughter charge against the actor, accusing prosecutors of “violating nearly every rule in the book” in acquiring the indictment.

Among the claims, it is alleged the state prosecutors violated court orders by leaking information to the media, and gave the grand jury instruction on involuntary manslaughter that “unfairly stacked the deck against Baldwin”.