Alec Baldwin faces two counts of manslaughter.

Alec Baldwin’s attorneys ask a New Mexico court to dismiss manslaughter charges against the actor in connection with the 2021 shooting death of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins during a movie shoot event.rust‘, according to new york post. A week earlier, a jury found the film’s armorer, Hannah Gutierrez, guilty in a separate trial. Hutchins was shot by a live round fired from a Colt .45 pistol held by Baldwin while filming a scene inside a wooden church in New Mexico. The actor has repeatedly denied responsibility, insisting he did not pull the trigger.

“Enough is enough. This is an abuse of the system and an abuse of innocent people whose rights have been trampled to the extreme,” his lawyer said in his plea. according to postal Report.

They also argue that prosecutors “publicly dragged Baldwin into the cesspool created by his misconduct.”

The attorneys further said the state withheld “substantial exculpatory and favorable evidence” from the grand jury.

The plea cited an instance in which prosecutors failed to call witnesses to prove that Baldwin’s role as producer was purely for creative purposes and that he had no role in enforcing security protocols.

Special prosecutor Kari Morrissey said she will respond in court and has 14 days to respond.

Baldwin faces two counts of manslaughter, one for negligent use of a firearm and one for failure to exercise caution.

His manslaughter trial is expected to begin in July.

Meanwhile, the court heard that the armorer’s supervision of the more than 20 guns used by the crew on the day Hutchins was shot was typically haphazard and that he was not present as Baldwin and crew prepared the scene.

“She violated all industry standards for armorers on film sets by leaving the gun at the church,” attorney Kari Morrissey said.

Hutchins, who was 42 when she died and was a mother of young children, was standing near the camera used to capture the scene.