Actor Alec Baldwin asks a judge to dismiss a five-year firearm sentencing enhancement in the charges against him, saying it is based on a law passed after the shooting on the set of the film Rust.
One version would require proof of negligence, which is punishable by up to 18 months in jail and a $US5,000 fine under New Mexico law.
"The government can't pass a law and retroactively punish someone under that law. The judge is likely going to toss that enhancement and so Baldwin is just looking at a maximum sentence of 18 months in jail." They cited Mr Baldwin's failure as an actor to appear for mandatory firearms training prior to filming and his decision as a producer to work with Ms Gutierrez-Reed, who was an uncertified and inexperienced armourer.
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