‘Rust’ Judge to Rule Next Week on Armorer’s Bid for New Trial
variety.comGene Maddaus Senior Media Writer 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.” He argued that Gutierrez Reed was subject to similar misconduct, and should get the same result. “I will consider these arguments as well as the pleadings,” Marlowe Sommer said. “I plan to issue the order early next week.” Gutierrez Reed was convicted on March 6 of involuntary manslaughter, as a jury found she had committed criminal negligence by loading a live bullet into Baldwin’s gun.
Baldwin’s case was dismissed with prejudice during his trial in July, after the judge ruled that prosecutor Kari Morrissey had withheld a cache of bullets from Baldwin’s defense.
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