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‘Rust’ Armorer Seeks New Trial and Release From Jail
Attorneys for 'Rust' armorer Hannah Gutierrez Reed urged a court to overturn her verdict, on grounds that the jury instructions created ambiguity.
Attorneys for “ Rust ” armorer Hannah Gutierrez Reed asked a judge on Friday to release her from jail and to grant a new trial, citing a recent New Mexico Supreme Court ruling in another case. Gutierrez Reed faces up to 18 months in prison for negligently loading a live bullet into Alec Baldwin ‘s gun and causing the death of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins. Her attorneys, Jason Bowles and Monnica Barreras, argued in the motion that a state Supreme Court opinion issued on Thursday will “almost certainly” lead to her conviction being overturned.
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