Alec Baldwin's legal team called out the prosecution for 'improper' public statements and other behavior it says has violated the actor's constitutional rights.
withdrew a motion to have a special prosecutor in the"Rust" case disqualified after Andrea Reeb willingly removed herself, but it used the opportunity to call out the prosecution for"improper" behavior.
Baldwin's lawyer, Luke Nikas, called the move by state Rep. Reeb a"further abuse of the system" in a statement to Fox News Digital.is a further abuse of the system and yet another violation of Mr. Baldwin’s constitutional rights," Nikas said. Nikas noted that a few things done by the prosecution to this point in the case had violated the actor's constitutional rights.for including a firearm enhancement in the original charges, making"improper" public statements and Reeb's"principal role" in the investigation along with the prosecution.throughout the case, most notably after Baldwin filed a motion to disqualify Reeb and after the DA chose to drop the firearm enhancement.
The filing further accused the DA of implying Baldwin's guilt with the statement made after the firearm enhancement was dropped.
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