{"id":176343,"date":"2023-02-22T13:52:57","date_gmt":"2023-02-22T18:52:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/digest\/?p=176343"},"modified":"2023-02-22T13:52:57","modified_gmt":"2023-09-07T23:24:42","slug":"new-mexico-district-attorney-downgrades-charges-for-alec-baldwin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/new-mexico-district-attorney-downgrades-charges-for-alec-baldwin\/","title":{"rendered":"New Mexico District Attorney Downgrades Charges for Alec Baldwin"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"602\" title=\"New Mexico District Attorney Downgrades Charges for Alec Baldwin\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Baldwin_ABC_Special-1024x602.jpg\" alt=\"Alec Baldwin on an ABC Special.\" class=\"wp-image-155575\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Baldwin_ABC_Special-1024x602.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Baldwin_ABC_Special-400x235.jpg 400w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Baldwin_ABC_Special-150x88.jpg 150w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Baldwin_ABC_Special-768x451.jpg 768w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Baldwin_ABC_Special.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Alec Baldwin sat down with ABC\u2019s George Stephanopoulos. Baldwin claimed he didn\u2019t pull the\u00a0<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/digest\/another-magic-bullet-theory-baldwin-tells-abc-i-didnt-pull-the-trigger\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"new-mexico-district-attorney-downgrades-charges-for-alec-baldwin\" title=\"New Mexico District Attorney Downgrades Charges for Alec Baldwin\">trigger<\/a><em>. (Photo:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/digest\/another-magic-bullet-theory-baldwin-tells-abc-i-didnt-pull-the-trigger\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"new-mexico-district-attorney-downgrades-charges-for-alec-baldwin\" title=\"New Mexico District Attorney Downgrades Charges for Alec Baldwin\">GMA\/ABC<\/a>)<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Prosecutors in New Mexico have removed the gun enhancement charge attached to Alec Baldwin\u2019s involuntary manslaughter charges from last year\u2019s accidental shooting on the set of the movie \u201cRust\u2019 that claimed the life of cinematographer, Halyna Hutchins, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/api.realfile.rtsclients.com\/PublicFiles\/f176abc1e5724236a069e99a176a74d5\/08897da1-53ad-4409-85b7-3fa7e3ea5f08\/Feb.%2017,%202023,%20First%20Amended%20Criminal%20Information.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"new-mexico-district-attorney-downgrades-charges-for-alec-baldwin\" title=\"New Mexico District Attorney Downgrades Charges for Alec Baldwin\">documents<\/a> released by prosecutors.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>District Attorney Mary Carmack-Altwies charged Baldwin and the movie&#8217;s armorer, Hannah Gutierrez-Reed, with<a href=\"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/digest\/alec-baldwin-to-be-charged-with-manslaughter-according-to-santa-fe-da\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"new-mexico-district-attorney-downgrades-charges-for-alec-baldwin\" title=\"New Mexico District Attorney Downgrades Charges for Alec Baldwin\"> two counts of involuntary manslaughter<\/a> last month. One of those charges carried a five-year minimum sentence.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The official document from the New Mexico First District Attorney shows prosecutors have removed the firearm enhancement, a part of the criminal code that extends prison sentences when firearms are involved in the commission of a crime. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The charge of involuntary manslaughter without the gun enhancement charge is still set to move forward. It carries a potential 18-month sentence.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">SEE ALSO: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/digest\/alec-baldwin-skipped-firearms-training-on-rust-set\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"new-mexico-district-attorney-downgrades-charges-for-alec-baldwin\" title=\"New Mexico District Attorney Downgrades Charges for Alec Baldwin\">Alec Baldwin Skipped Firearms Training On \u2018Rust\u2019 Set<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The decision came down to a <a href=\"https:\/\/api.realfile.rtsclients.com\/PublicFiles\/f176abc1e5724236a069e99a176a74d5\/4e7e1640-95b7-462a-8984-05b5dd34a1c2\/Feb%2010,%202023%20Defendants%20Notice%20of%20Unlawful%20Enhancement%20and%20Motion%20Not%20to%20Bind%20Over%20Enhancement%20.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"new-mexico-district-attorney-downgrades-charges-for-alec-baldwin\" title=\"New Mexico District Attorney Downgrades Charges for Alec Baldwin\">court filing<\/a> from Baldwin\u2019s attorneys.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe prosecutors in this case have committed an unconstitutional and elementary legal error by charging Mr. Baldwin under a statute that did not exist on the date of the accident,\u201d the document states.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to Baldwin\u2019s attorneys, the statute, at the time, only applied to the brandishing of a firearm with intent to intimidate or injure another person. His attorneys argued that the government had not established intent on Baldwin\u2019s part to intimidate or injure Hutchins or director Joel Souza.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIt thus appears the government intended to charge the current statute, which was not enacted until May 18, 2022, seven months<em> after <\/em>the accident,\u201d the filing states.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The criteria for the firearm enhancement with the 5-year minimum sentence was expanded in 2022 to include a weapon simply being &#8220;discharged&#8221; in the commission of a noncapital felony.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">SEE ALSO: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/digest\/revolver-baldwin-was-holding-could-not-be-fired-without-trigger-pull-says-fbi-report\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"new-mexico-district-attorney-downgrades-charges-for-alec-baldwin\" title=\"New Mexico District Attorney Downgrades Charges for Alec Baldwin\">Revolver Baldwin Was Holding Could Not Be Fired Without Trigger Pull, Says FBI Report<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Heather Brewer, a spokeswoman for the New Mexico First District Attorney, said in a statement to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2023\/02\/20\/1158370706\/alec-baldwin-rust-shooting-charge-downgraded?utm_medium=social&amp;utm_source=facebook.com&amp;utm_campaign=npr&amp;utm_term=nprnews&amp;fbclid=IwAR1Y69tFw3Df6Yq-hzHVpu6RLltmt_o79MhpDcbTVaYlF4mhyFxAlGeuwwE&amp;mibextid=5zvaxg\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"new-mexico-district-attorney-downgrades-charges-for-alec-baldwin\" title=\"New Mexico District Attorney Downgrades Charges for Alec Baldwin\"><em>NPR<\/em><\/a> that they made the decision to drop the firearm enhancement to speed up the process.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;In order to avoid further litigious distractions by Mr. Baldwin and his attorneys, the District Attorney and the special prosecutor have removed the firearm enhancement to the involuntary manslaughter charges in the death of Halyna Hutchins on the &#8216;Rust&#8217; film set,&#8221; Brewer said. &#8220;The prosecution&#8217;s priority is securing justice, not securing billable hours for big-city attorneys.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Hannah Gutierrez-Reed, the film\u2019s armorer, faces the same involuntary manslaughter charge as Baldwin. Her charges have been downgraded as well.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>While Baldwin\u2019s attorneys have not released a statement regarding the downgrade of charges, an attorney for Gutierrez-Reed, Jason Bowels, was enthusiastic about their decision.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe applaud the decision of the district attorney to dismiss the firearm enhancement and it was the right call, ethically, and on the merits,&#8221; Bowels said.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Baldwin\u2019s case is unprecedented because he is the first actor to be charged with manslaughter in an on-set shooting. The actor claimed <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=u2Dt4y0ry6E\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"new-mexico-district-attorney-downgrades-charges-for-alec-baldwin\" title=\"New Mexico District Attorney Downgrades Charges for Alec Baldwin\">in an interview with <em>ABC News<\/em> <\/a>that he did not pull the trigger. Instead, he had the hammer halfway cocked. A <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/-Lu5GIxryOA\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"new-mexico-district-attorney-downgrades-charges-for-alec-baldwin\" title=\"New Mexico District Attorney Downgrades Charges for Alec Baldwin\">video<\/a> from that rehearsal conflict with Baldwin\u2019s statement as they show his finger on the trigger\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Baldwin is scheduled to make his first court appearance on Friday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\" style=\"font-size:24px\"><strong><em>*** <a href=\"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"new-mexico-district-attorney-downgrades-charges-for-alec-baldwin\" title=\"New Mexico District Attorney Downgrades Charges for Alec Baldwin\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Buy and Sell on GunsAmerica!<\/a> ***<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The charge of involuntary manslaughter without the gun enhancement charge is still set to move forward. 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