Alec Baldwin likely to 'roll the dice' and go to trial after fatal 'Rust' shooting: experts

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Alec Baldwin could "roll the dice" and push his case to trial now that he's not facing a mandatory five years behind bars, according to legal experts.

The prosecution dropped the firearms enhancement that had been added to one of Baldwin's involuntary manslaughter charges.The "30 Rock" actor was charged in the alternative with two counts of involuntary manslaughter on Jan.

31 in connection to the fatal shooting of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins. His lawyers argued the enhancement was a "basic legal error" made by the prosecution while explaining that the law did not exist when the shooting took place. "Now that the prosecution has lost all its leverage and there is no risk of a five-year mandatory prison sentence, Baldwin and his lawyers will likely roll the dice and push his case to trial," former federal prosecutor Neama Rahmani told Fox News Digital. "They have a very strong defense case, jurors like celebrities, and even if Baldwin is convicted, he is facing a maximum of only 18 months in prison." Baldwin faces over a year of jail time if convicted, but Rahmani noted the actor could see a much shorter sentence if he takes the case to trial. "The judge may give Baldwin a lot less than the max if he is convicted because of the no time probation deal assistant director David Halls received," the lawyer explained. "Judges don't like sentencing disparities." "I can't see any situation where Baldwin agrees to do time, so unless the district attorney gives him a 'slap on the wrist' type of deal, this case is going to trial." Criminal defense attorney Kate Mangels explained that the legal victory of having the firearms enhancement removed will "bolster his confidence" on letting the case go to trial. "Now that the firearms.