The prosecution in the case of a fatal New Mexico film-set shooting made a stark turnaround Monday, dropping the possibility of a mandatory five-year sentence against Alec Baldwin, new court filings show.
The actor-producer’s attorneys had earlier objected to the enhancement, saying it was unconstitutional because it was added after the October 2021 shooting.
Legal experts had said Baldwin had a strong chance of seeing it tossed out. READ MORE: Alec Baldwin Seeks To Disqualify Special Prosecutor In ‘Rust’ Shooting Case “The prosecutors committed a basic legal error by charging Mr.
Baldwin under a version of the firearm-enhancement statue that did not exist on the date of the accident,” Baldwin’s attorneys said in an earlier court filing.
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