In a recent court filing, Special prosecutor Kari Morrissey has requested a New Mexico judge to reconsider the decision to dismiss the involuntary manslaughter charge against actor Alec Baldwin in connection to the fatal shooting of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins on the set of the film "Rust". The dismissal was based on the withholding of evidence by law enforcement and prosecutors, leading State District Court Judge Mary Marlowe Sommer to dismiss the case halfway through the trial.

Prosecutor Morrissey argues that there were insufficient facts to support the July ruling and asserts that Baldwin's due process rights were not violated. She claims that the undisclosed ammunition, which was brought to the attention of the sheriff's office in March, was deemed unrelated and unimportant by the prosecution. The defense team, however, alleges that the prosecution intentionally "buried" the evidence, leading to the successful motion to dismiss the case.

In response to the motion, Baldwin's attorney, Luke Nikas, has stated that a response will be filed with the court but declined to provide further comment.

The trial had reached a critical point before it was dismissed, with evidence of "egregious discovery violations constituting misconduct" by law enforcement and prosecutors, as well as false testimony about physical evidence by a witness, being presented.

The case against Baldwin was dismissed "with prejudice," meaning that it cannot be revived once any appeals of the decision have been exhausted. Throughout the trial, Baldwin maintained that he had only pulled back the hammer, not the trigger, when the gun fired, tragically killing Hutchins and injuring director Joel Souza.

The ammunition at the center of the controversy was brought to the sheriff's office by a man named Troy Teske, who claimed it could be related to Hutchins' shooting. Three of the rounds resembled live rounds that were collected from the "Rust" set following the incident. However, it has not yet been officially determined who brought the live rounds onto the set.

Meanwhile, movie armorer Hannah Gutierrez-Reed, who was responsible for overseeing the handling of firearms on the set, is currently serving an 18-month sentence for involuntary manslaughter. Gutierrez-Reed was accused of violating safety protocols and failing to detect forbidden live ammunition on set. Assistant director and safety coordinator David Halls pleaded no contest to the negligent use of a deadly weapon and received a sentence of six months of unsupervised probation.

Additionally, Gutierrez-Reed is seeking the dismissal of her manslaughter conviction based on allegations of suppressed evidence that emerged during Baldwin's trial, while also exploring the possibility of changing her plea to guilty on a felony firearms charge unrelated to the "Rust" incident.

Prosecutor Morrissey has asked the judge to order defense attorneys to disclose when and how they became aware of the ammunition provided by Teske, as she considers the defense's motion to dismiss as a "ruse."

The outcome of the motion to reconsider the dismissal of the involuntary manslaughter charge against Alec Baldwin remains to be seen as the legal proceedings continue to unfold in the aftermath of the tragic incident on the set of "Rust."