Posted 5:00 AM by Gerald So
Judge Mary Marlowe Sommer dismissed the RUST-related involuntary manslaughter case against Alec Baldwin because the state withheld potentially exculpatory evidence from the defense.
I thought Baldwin might have committed involuntary manslaughter because he accidentally fired the round that killed Halyna Hutchins; however, involuntary manslaughter also has to involve a level of negligence I'm not sure Baldwin met. Because first assistant director David Halls declared the prop gun "cold," Baldwin was unaware he would endanger anyone by pulling the trigger.
I don't know that Baldwin was responsible to do any safety checks himself and neglected them. The prosecution would've had to prove that, as they proved armorer Hannah Gutierrez-Reed—who presumably had more direct weapons safety responsibility than Baldwin—was negligent.
There is some new buzz that Gutierrez-Reed may not have been the source of the live ammunition on the set of RUST. As armorer, though, she was still responsible for ensuring the live ammunition wasn't loaded and fired.
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