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Alec Baldwin Pleads Not Guilty to ‘Rust’ Manslaughter Charge


Alec Baldwin has entered a not guilty plea to manslaughter charges that carry a maximum sentence of 18 months.

The film’s armorer, Hannah Gutierrez Reed, is facing trial next month on charges of involuntary manslaughter and evidence tampering. A dispute over whether the gun was functioning properly led to the dismissal of the original charges last April, as the prosecutors were not ready to take the case to a preliminary hearing. The special prosecutors in the case, Kari Morrissey and Jason Lewis, hired forensic experts who concluded last summer that the trigger must have been pulled in order to fire.

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