Ireland Baldwin seemingly reacted to her father Alec Baldwin 's trial being dismissed with a throwback photo. The 28-year-old took to Instagram on Friday to share a throwback photo of her as a child resting on her father's belly as she examines him with stethoscope. A tiny Ireland looks shocked hearing her dad's heartbeat, it seems, as Alec smiles and appears to get a kick out of the sweet moment.
Ireland posted the pic not long after Judge Mary Marlowe Sommer granted Alec's lawyer's motion to dismiss the actor's involuntary manslaughter trial. Alec's lawyer, Alex Spiro, successfully argued that state investigators failed to properly disclose evidence in the case. The case was dismissed without prejudice, meaning Alec can't be tried again .
He was facing a single count of involuntary manslaughter over the fatal shooting of Rust cinematographer Halyna Hutchins . Had he convicted, Alec faced up to 18 months behind bars. But the case is now over and done with.
"The late discovery of this evidence has impacted the fundamental fairness of the proceedings," Sommer said Friday. "There is no way for the court to right this wrong. The sanction of dismissal is the only warranted remedy.
" After Sommer granted the motion to dismiss, Alec, 66, could be seen sobbing following a trial that barely lasted three days. His wife, Hilaria Baldwin, was there by his side when the judge delivered her ruling, as was Alec's brother, actor Stephen Baldwin. Ireland, the daughter of Alec and his ex-wife,.