Judge Refuses to Throw Out ‘Rust’ Case: ‘We Stay the Course’
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variety.comGene Maddaus Senior Media Writer A Santa Fe judge on Tuesday denied a defense motion to throw out the “Rust” prosecution, keeping the case on track for a key hearing that begins next week.
Hannah Gutierrez Reed, the film’s armorer, faces charges of involuntary manslaughter and tampering with evidence. She is accused of loading a live round into Alec Baldwin’s gun on Oct.
21, 2021, leading to the shooting death of the film’s cinematographer, Halyna Hutchins. If convicted on both counts, Gutierrez Reed faces up to three years in prison.
Her lawyer, Jason Bowles, filed a motion to dismiss the case, citing a series of irregularities and missteps by the prosecution.
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