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Old Crank

(3,640 posts)
Wed Mar 15, 2023, 12:02 AM Mar 2023

What happens next?

The Alec Baldwin case is having more difficulties. First the DA had an ec post fact charge tossed. Now the Special Prosecutor is gone. Does what she worked on get tossed also? With predudice?

— A special prosecutor who doubles as a state legislator is stepping down from her role in the manslaughter case against actor Alec Baldwin in the death of a cinematographer on a New Mexico film set.

Baldwin’s legal team in February sought to disqualify special prosecutor and Republican state Rep. Andrea Reeb of Clovis based on constitutional provisions that safeguard the separation of powers between distinct branches of government.

Reeb said in a statement Tuesday that she “will not allow questions about my serving as a legislator and prosecutor to cloud the real issue at hand.”

“It has become clear that the best way I can ensure justice is served in this case is to step down so that the prosecution can focus on the evidence and the facts,” Reeb said.



https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/crime/special-prosecutor-steps-down-in-case-against-alec-baldwin/ar-AA18Dn8Z?ocid=AMZN

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What happens next? (Original Post) Old Crank Mar 2023 OP
He's A Celebrity SoCalDavidS Mar 2023 #1
If he wasn't there would have been no prosecution. Old Crank Mar 2023 #2

SoCalDavidS

(9,998 posts)
1. He's A Celebrity
Wed Mar 15, 2023, 12:50 AM
Mar 2023

I don't know if he should be found guilty or not, but my guess is there will be some sort of a plea deal where he gets community service or something insignificant.

Bottom line is, he's famous, so fairly unlikely he'll be convicted of anything serious, and quite probably won't be convicted at all.

Old Crank

(3,640 posts)
2. If he wasn't there would have been no prosecution.
Wed Mar 15, 2023, 05:56 AM
Mar 2023

In my opinion. Plus he has the cash to defend himself from the over zealous prosecutor unlike many.

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