Murder of Galina Hutchins: Baldwin has an important charge overturned, now he faces a small prison term - ForumDaily
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Murder of Galina Hutchins: Baldwin has an important charge dropped, now he faces a small prison term

Alec Baldwin won a key legal battle that resulted in the dismissal of the extended use of a firearm in the murder of Galina Hutchins. This has drastically reduced the potential prison term he faces, reports New York Post.

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The district attorney initially filed a charge of extended use of firearms. New Mexico law provides that this section can only be invoked in a prosecution if the gun was "branded," that is, the weapon was displayed with the intent to intimidate or injure a person. This was clearly not the case with Baldwin.

The Santa Fe County District Attorney's office confirmed on Feb. 20 that it dropped the extended use of firearms count from one of two manslaughter charges the star faced.

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Without him, that means he faces a maximum of 18 months in prison for manslaughter, up from the five years he was previously threatened with.

Lawyers for the 64-year-old Baldwin previously argued that the charge was "unconstitutional" because it was based on a New Mexico law enacted after the fatal October 2021 shooting on the set of Rust.

Heather Brewer, a spokesperson for the district attorney, confirmed that the enhancement was removed due to a legal argument.

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"To avoid further legal action by Baldwin and his attorneys, the District Attorney and Special Attorney dropped the extended use of firearms from the manslaughter charges against Galina Hutchins on the set of Rust," Brewer said.

"The prosecution's priority is to ensure fairness, not to provide paid hours for city attorneys," Brewer said in a statement. Legal documents show that the clause was officially removed on February 17, a week before the star's first court hearing. This also extends to Hannah Gutierrez-Reid, a rookie gunsmith who was in charge of the guns on set. She is accused along with Baldwin.

Baldwin's lawyers argued in a Feb. 10 statement that the charge was based on legal changes made on May 18, 2022, seven months after Hutchins, 42, was shot while rehearsing for a scene.

"Prosecutors made a serious legal error by charging Baldwin under a version of the Firearms Expansion Act that did not exist at the time of the incident," Baldwin's lawyers said in a statement.

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Gutierrez-Reid's attorney, Jason Bowles, also filed paperwork that day, saying his team "accepts and includes" the same argument.

“We applaud the district attorney's decision to reject expanded gun enforcement, and it was the right choice ethically and substantively,” Bowles said.

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