‘Rust’ Judge to Rule Next Week on Armorer’s Bid for New Trial

A judge is set to rule next week on whether to overturn the conviction of “Rust” armorer Hannah Gutierrez Reed, who is serving an 18-month sentence in the accidental death of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins.

During a virtual hearing on Thursday, Gutierrez Reed’s attorney, Jason Bowles, urged Santa Fe Judge Mary Marlowe Sommer to dismiss the case because evidence was withheld before her trial in February.

Bowles alluded to the judge’s decision to dismiss a similar charge against Alec Baldwin, calling that “one of the biggest debacles of ethical misconduct, probably in the history of New Mexico.”

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