It has been claimed Alec Baldwin has pleaded not guilty to involuntary manslaughter following the Rust shooting in 2021. The actor accidentally discharged a prop gun on set fatally shooting cinematographer Halyna Hutchins and injuring director Joel Souza.
The publication reports that he has been ordered not to drink, own a gun or contact potential witnesses – unless it is regarding Rust filming.
Baldwin has always maintained that he was not aware that the gun had a live round, and that he did not intend to shoot Hutchins.Last month, the actor and the film’s armorer – Hannah Gutierrez-Reed – were both charged with two felony counts of involuntary manslaughter and involuntary manslaughter in the commission of a lawful act over the incident.
The first charge can be referred to as involuntary manslaughter and requires proof of underlying negligence, while the second is involuntary manslaughter in the commission of a lawful act. This requires proof that there was more than simple negligence involved in a death, and includes a firearm enhancement – which makes the crime punishable by a mandatory five years in jail.Baldwin has always maintained his innocence
In court documents filed this month, his legal team argued that prosecutors in New Mexico had committed an ‘unconstitutional and elementary legal error’ by charging him under a statute that did not exist when the shooting occured.‘The prosecutors in this case have committed an unconstitutional and elementary legal error by charging Mr Baldwin under a statute that did not exist on the date of the accident,’ the motion read.
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