"This has been a train wreck of a prosecution for a very long time. It's been very expensive for the taxpayers," KOAT legal expert John Day said.

The appeal had asked the court to reinstate charges, including involuntary manslaughter, against Alec Baldwin.

Halyna Hutchins' family spoke out after a "Rust" prosecutor withdrew her notice of appeal against Alec Baldwin.

Prosecutor Kari Morrissey withdrew the appeal she filed after the judge dismissed the manslaughter trial against the actor.

New Mexico prosecutors won’t pursue an appeal of a court’s decision to dismiss an involuntary manslaughter charge against Alec Baldwin in the fatal shooting on a cinematographer on the set of a Western movie,

Alec Baldwin's "Rust" manslaughter case is officially over. On Monday, special prosecutor Kari Morrissey withdrew the State's appeal that was filed on Nov. 21.

Rust’ prosecutor Kari T. Morrissey has dropped an appeal to reinstate charges against Alec Baldwin over the shooting of Halyna Hutchins

Today's decision to dismiss the appeal is the final vindication of what Alec Baldwin and his attorneys have said from the beginning," the actor's attorneys said.

A New Mexico criminal case against actor Alec Baldwin stemming from a fatal shooting on the set of his movie "Rust" in 2021 ended on Monday, with a prosecutor dropping her appeal of the case's dismissal.

Alec Baldwin faces a civil lawsuit from Halyna Hutchins' family after the criminal case was dismissed due to withheld evidence. The family, represented by attorney Gloria Allred, seeks damages and accountability for the tragic shooting incident on the Rust film set in 2021.