Attorneys for “Rust” armorer Hannah Gutierrez-Reed are demanding the immediate release of their client after Hollywood star Alec Baldwin’s case was dropped by the court.
Gutierrez-Reed’s lawyers filed documents on July 16 in New Mexico asking for a new trial or a dismissal of her conviction.
She was convicted of involuntary manslaughter – the same charge Baldwin was facing.
In April, the “Rust” armorer was sentenced to 18 months in prison.
She was convicted in relation to the fatal on-set shooting of the film’s cinematographer, Halyna Hutchins, who was shot and killed by Baldwin.
Attorneys Jason Bowles and Monica L. Barreras filed a motion after Judge Mary Marlowe Sommer declared that New Mexico’s prosecutors were responsible for “an egregious discovery violation,” according to People.
Alec Baldwin’s involuntary manslaughter case was dismissed without prejudice on July 12.
The dismissal means the actor can never be charged with involuntary manslaughter again, according to People.
Baldwin’s case was abruptly dismissed after his attorneys argued the prosecution buried critical evidence related to the case.
The evidence was reportedly hidden without the knowledge of the defense.
The armorer’s legal team is now fighting for her rights under the same violation.
The new motion filed by Gutierrez-Reed’s attorneys argued that the prosecution “withheld bombshell exculpatory evidence that it had a constitutional obligation to disclose and that would have resulted in a fundamentally different trial” for Gutierrez-Reed.
Barreras and Bowles have requested that the court alternatively release Gutierrez-Reed pending an appeal.
The lawyers have also asked for special prosecutor Kari T. Morrissey to be removed from the case, according to People.
Gutierrez-Reed’s role was to manage the prop weapons on the set of the movie.
However, a live round was loaded into Baldwin’s gun.
Baldwin was holding the gun and pointing it at Hutchins when he fired the live round.
The shooting resulted in Hutchins’ death and injured director Joel Souza in the process.
She received the maximum sentence of 18 months behind bars at a New Mexico women’s correctional facility.
Gutierrez-Reed is still currently being held at the facility.
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