In late January, Baldwin and Gutierrez-Reed were charged with two counts each of involuntary manslaughter, while Rust assistant director Dave Halls made a plea deal and received six months of unsupervised probation. Giving prosecutors the ability to present their evidence, the mini-trial would decide if the matter would go forward to a full trial – which had been widely expected to start this summer, Now that is all up in the air

It was an insistence that many dismissed, perhaps too quickly.Ī preliminary examination, aka mini-trial, in the Rust case was set to start May 3 and run two weeks. Having plead not guilty previously, as did his co-defendant and ex- Rust armorer Hannah Gutierrez-Reed, Baldwin has always insisted he did not pull the trigger. Such an alteration may have led to the firearm going off without Baldwin actually pulling the trigger during a rehearsal involving Hutchins and Souza. Mary Carmack-Altwies’ office is the fact that the gun had apparently been modified on Rust. Overlooked it seems by law enforcement and Santa Fe D.A. In a case that has been a train wreck even before charges were filed earlier this year, a renewed look at the 1880s prop gun that Baldwin was holding and that killed Hutchins and wounded Rust director Joel Souza may prove the key to whatever happens next. Baldwin of criminal culpability and charges may be refiled,” they said. Morrissey and Lewis made that point clear Thursday in a statement on the shifting circumstances of the case. To that end, while Baldwin will not face charges now, “without prejudice” means the matter can be reopened at any time.

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