Alec Baldwin trial was ‘improperly dismissed’ by judge, prosecutor says

Alec Baldwin speaks on the phone in the car park outside the Santa Fe County Sheriff’s Office (Jim Weber/Santa Fe New Mexican via AP)

A prosecutor has alleged the involuntary manslaughter case against Hollywood actor Alec Baldwin was improperly thrown out because a judge “misunderstood” the evidence.

Baldwin’s trial was brought to a sudden end in July when a New Mexico judge ruled a charge, related to the fatal shooting of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins on the film set of Rust, was to be dismissed.