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‘Rust’ Manslaughter Trial Begins With Juror Screening on Media Coverage
The 'Rust' prosecutor began jury selection on Wednesday with questions about whether jurors have been exposed to media coverage.
SANTA FE, N.M. — Jury selection got underway on Wednesday in the trial of Hannah Gutierrez Reed, the film armorer charged with involuntary manslaughter in the 2021 fatal accident on the set of “ Rust.” Judge Mary Marlowe Sommer began the questioning by asking the pool of 70 potential jurors to raise their hands if they had seen media coverage of the case. Court filings show that Morrissey offered a “favorable resolution” if Gutierrez Reed would take responsibility for bringing live bullets to the “Rust” set.
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