A special prosecutor who resigned from the manslaughter case against Alec Baldwin on Friday

said she did so because she felt it should have been voluntarily dismissed by the state.

Judge Mary Marlowe Sommer would dismiss the case against Baldwin later that day

she dismissed it “with prejudice,” meaning charges can’t be refiled against the actor.

Baldwin, 66, had faced a count of involuntary manslaughter in the accidental shooting death of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins

Accidental shooting death of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins, killed in 2021

“Rust” armorer Hannah Gutierrez-Reed was convicted in March on a count of involuntary manslaughter in the shooting and sentenced to 18 months in prison.