Prosecutor in Alec Baldwin's 'Rust' shooting case presses judge to reinstate charge

The prosecutor overseeing Alec Baldwin’s “Rust” shooting case asked the judge to reinstate the charge against the actor after the case was dismissed over the summer.

Special prosecutor Kari Morrissey argued in a court filing made public this week that there were “insufficient facts” to support the New Mexico judge’s ruling to dismiss the case in July. Judge Mary Marlowe Sommer ruled the state withheld evidence, and the case could not be retried. 

The involuntary charge against Baldwin was dismissed with prejudice...