'Rust' armorer challenges involuntary manslaughter conviction, requests new trial

'Rust' armorer Hannah Gutierrez Reed's attorneys are challenging her involuntary manslaughter conviction she received in a Santa Fe, New Mexico, court earlier this month. According to documents obtained by Fox News Digital, Gutierrez Reed's legal team filed an emergency motion for a new trial and release on March 15. Defense attorneys are also requesting the defendant be released from jail while deliberations proceed, according to The Associated Press.

Bowles and Barreras cited a New Mexico Supreme Court ruling in their motion for a new trial, according to the Santa Fe Reporter. The New Mexico vs. Taylor case on March 14 reversed child abuse convictions based on jury error, according to the outlet. It noted that 'the Court of Appeals or Supreme Court on writ would almost certainly have to overturn the result in this case,' on a similar basis.

She faces up to 18 months in prison, in addition to a $5,000 fine. The armorer's trial, which began Feb. 21, saw testimony from weapons experts, FBI and Santa Fe County authorities and crew members who witnessed the fatal shooting. The prosecution largely focused on Gutierrez Reed's behavior as an armorer, claiming she didn't do her job correctly. 'Hannah Gutierrez knew that Baldwin was loose. She knew it,' special prosecutor Kari Morrissey said during closing arguments.

Whoever put the live round on set and then Mr. Baldwin, in the end, going off script and doing what he did,' the lawyer said. 'Those are outside events outside of Ms. Gutierrez Reed's control that she didn't know was going to happen.' Fox News Digital's Lauryn Overhultz and Tracy Wright contributed to this report

Source: Law Daily Report (lawdailyreport.net)

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