Alec Baldwin

2023 - 2 - 20

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Alec Baldwin firearm enhancement in manslaughter charge ... (BBC News)

Prosecutors in New Mexico have dropped firearm enhancement charges against Alec Baldwin following the fatal shooting of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins on ...

Filming for the Western film will resume in the spring with Mr Baldwin as the lead actor. Lawyers for Mr Baldwin, 64, and Ms Gutierrez-Reed had been arguing against the firearm enhancement charge, saying prosecutors were applying a version of the law passed after the October 2021 shooting accident. Prosecutors in New Mexico have dropped firearm enhancement charges against Alec Baldwin following the fatal shooting of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins on the set of the movie Rust.

Alec Baldwin: Rust shooting charges downgraded by US prosecutors (The Guardian)

Officials drop firearm enhancement charge that carries mandatory five-year term to focus on involuntary manslaughter charge.

Baldwin was pointing a pistol in Hutchins’ direction when the gun fired, striking her. The legal team representing Baldwin is fighting prosecutors’ strategies on multiple fronts. While officials deemed Hutchins’ death an accident, prosecutors brought involuntary manslaughter charges against Baldwin and set armorer Hannah Gutierrez-Reed. But that enhancement did not take effect under New Mexico state law until May 2022, or seven months after Hutchins’ death. Baldwin, who still faces a count of involuntary manslaughter, now is looking at a maximum of 18 months in prison if convicted. “In order to avoid further litigious distractions by Mr Baldwin and his attorneys, [prosecutors] have removed the firearm enhancement to the involuntary manslaughter charges in the death of Halyna Hutchins on the Rust film set,” state officials said in a statement.

Prosecutors downgrade Alec Baldwin manslaughter charges in ... (USA TODAY)

Alec Baldwin will face reduced charges in the accidental shooting death of "Rust" cinematographer Halyna Hutchins, New Mexico prosecutors announced.

Halyna was the light in their lives." "They won't be able to enjoy life in same way. However, Gutierrez-Reed has already waived her appearance and will file a plea by paperwork, said Brewer, the prosecutor office's spokesperson. The family is "devastated by the shocking killing" of Hutchins and believes "anyone responsible for her loss must be held accountable," Allred said during a Feb. Next up is the court case is a preliminary hearing, which typically is set for within 60 days of charges being filed. Baldwin and Gutierrez-Reed are scheduled to appear in court virtually for the first time Friday. 21, 2021, during a rehearsal when a prop gun inexplicably loaded with a real bullet discharged as Baldwin pointed it at the camera, where Hutchins was seated. Hutchins died on Oct. "In order to avoid further litigious distractions by Mr. "The prosecution's priority is securing justice, not securing billable hours for big-city attorneys.” [Alec Baldwin and armorer Gutierrez-Reed officially charged in death of Halyna Hutchins](https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/movies/2023/01/31/alec-baldwin-hannah-gutierrez-reed-rust-movie-shooting-formal-charges/11126536002/) [Alec Baldwin](https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/movies/2023/02/14/rust-announces-new-cinematographer-halyna-hutchins-death/11255374002/) will face reduced charges in the accidental 2021 [shooting death of "Rust" cinematographer Halyna Hutchins](https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/celebrities/2023/02/09/alec-baldwin-rust-movie-shooting-new-lawsuit-halyna-hutchins/11220538002/), New Mexico prosecutors announced Monday.

5-year firearms enhancement dropped in Alec Baldwin shooting case (CTV News)

Prosecutors have dropped the possibility of a sentence enhancement that could have carried a mandatory five-year sentence against Alec Baldwin in a fatal ...

[Sci-Tech](https://www.ctvnews.ca/sci-tech) [What creates a huge earthquake? Starting pay will be at least $15 per hour in all markets. He was reportedly 28. 31 by the doctors who diagnosed him. A July 2022 briefing note obtained through an access-to-information request shows that Japan has asked Ottawa to be part of the International Tropical Timber Organization. But many foreign experts call the North's claim propaganda and suggest that the country is not yet capable of hitting the United States or its allies with a nuclear weapon. 4 hr ago CTVNews.ca looks at which grocery items are getting more expensive the fastest. Production that was halted by the shooting is expected to resume this spring. Baldwin's attorney declined to comment Monday after the reversal by prosecutors, who earlier criticized his efforts to have the sentencing requirement dropped. "The prosecutors committed a basic legal error by charging Mr. Legal experts had said Baldwin had a strong chance of seeing it tossed out.

Alec Baldwin 'Rust' prosecutors drop gun enhancement for ... (MSNBC)

Prosecutors in the Alec Baldwin “Rust” film set shooting case look pretty silly right now. They had to drop their toughest gun penalty due to a legal error.

The second egregious part of the DA’s statement is the claim that the prosecution’s priority is “securing justice, not securing billable hours for big-city attorneys.” Securing justice is great, but “not securing billable hours for big-city attorneys”? Again, if the statement is to be believed, then the DA’s office is being guided by factors other than the evidence. Instead, it looks like there’s something more straightforward at play: The prosecution was sloppy in charging, Baldwin’s lawyers raised a clear constitutional issue and the prosecution rightly folded. And Baldwin’s argument was clearly more than a distraction, because it caused the most significant possible prison time against him to disappear at the outset of the case. And while it’s amateurish to have brought a seemingly illegal charge, the prosecution appears to have made the right move in correcting the error. (Baldwin has [denied any wrongdoing](https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/halyna-hutchins-rust-new-lawsuit-alec-baldwin-rcna69960).) The enhancement carries a five-year mandatory penalty, instead of the 18 months he could otherwise face if convicted of involuntary manslaughter.

Prosecutors downgrade charges in Alec Baldwin shooting case (Aljazeera.com)

Prosecutors dropped a firearms enhancement that would have established a minimum sentence of five years.

An analysis from the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) found that the gun was functioning normally and would not have gone off unless the trigger was pulled. Baldwin was pointing a pistol at Hutchins when the gun went off, killing her and wounding the director, Joel Souza. “The prosecutors committed a basic legal error by charging Mr Baldwin under a version of the firearm-enhancement statute that did not exist on the date of the accident,” they said in an earlier filing.

'Rust' Prosecutors Drop Gun Enhancement Against Alec Baldwin (Variety)

Prosecutors have dropped an enhancement that could have added an additional five years to Alec Baldwin's sentence.

10 that the prosecutors had committed a “basic legal error” by charging an enhancement that was not on the books at the time of the “Rust” shooting. She also indicated that she had too busy to look at the matter earlier due to her duties as a state legislator. Baldwin’s lawyers argue that she cannot serve as both a prosecutor and a legislator at the same time, under the separation of powers provision set out by the state constitution. The gun enhancement that was in effect in October 2021 required that the defendant show “intent to intimidate or injure a person,” which did not apply to the accidental shooting of Hutchins. “The prosecution’s priority is securing justice, not securing billable hours for big-city attorneys.” Baldwin and his attorneys, the District Attorney and the special prosecutor have removed the firearm enhancement to the involuntary manslaughter charges in the death of Halyna Hutchins on the ‘Rust’ film set,” said Heather Brewer, a spokeswoman for the D.A.’s office.