Alec Baldwin's 'Rust' manslaughter charges downgraded, cutting possible prison time

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The altered charges can reduce the possible prison sentence for Baldwin and armorer Hannah Gutierrez-Reed from a minimum of five years to a maximum of 18 months.

Prosecutors have downgraded the involuntary manslaughter charges against Alec Baldwin, reducing the possible prison time the Hollywood star may face for the 2021 fatal shooting on the set of the movieNew Mexico First Judicial District Attorney Mary Carmack-Altwies had charged Baldwin and the movie’s set armorer, Hannah Gutierrez-Reed, with two counts of involuntary manslaughter last month for the death of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins, with the most serious charge carrying a potential prison...

Lawyers for Baldwin and Gutierrez-Reed had argued earlier this month that prosecutors were unjustly charging their clients under a version of the firearm enhancement law that had not been passed until May 2022, months after the incident. Baldwin’s case is remarkable in that there is little or no precedent for a Hollywood actor to face criminal charges for an on-set shooting.

An FBI forensic test of the revolver found it “functioned normally” and would not fire without the trigger being pulled.

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