![]() ![]() “Publicly, they’ve made some many amateur mistakes, you have to wonder if local Santa Fe prosecutors are in over their head with this case,” a prominent L.A.-based criminal defense lawyer said.Īfter taking more than a year after the Octokilling of Hutchins on the Rust set to file charges, last month, New Mexico’s First Judicial District Attorney walked back a firearm enhancement, that came with a five-year prison stint, after Baldwin’s lawyers asserted it was “unconstitutional.” Add to that, the D.A.’s office earlier this week saw another set-back in their case as Special Prosecutor Andrea Reeb resigned on March 14. witness list.Įven with that strong swing, the D.A.’s case has stumbled repeatedly against determined defense attorneys. In another twist, in late February, Carmack-Altwies added Matthew Hutchins to the D.A. “We support the charges, will fully cooperate with this prosecution, and fervently hope the justice system works to protect the public and hold accountable those who break the law.” Panish on January 31. “It is a comfort to the family that, in New Mexico, no one is above the law,” the LA-based Panish Shea Boyle Ravipudi LLP partner added. “Our independent investigation also supports charges are warranted,” said Hutchins’ family attorney Brian J. However, when charges were unveiled against Baldwin and Reed in late January, Hutchins’ lead lawyer seemed to lean away from the ethos of the settlement. Unimaginable just weeks before, that surprise settlement was the first indication Rust was really coming back Last October, widower Matthew Hutchins called off a wrongful-death suit against Baldwin and Rust producers to become an executive producer on the upcoming movie. That trial looks to see Hutchins’ family now standing with Baldwin and the Rust producers, literally and figuratively. After responses from Reed’s attorneys and Baldwin’s NYC-based Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan team, Sommer will decided whether she believes there is enough there to go to a full trial later this year. Mary Carmack-Altwies present the prosecution’s evidence and call witnesses in the matter. A minitrial for all practical purposes, the hearing will see Santa Fe D.A. Still, if those Rust production dates hold, the $7 million-budgeted flick will be filming when the two-week preliminary hearing in Baldwin’s and Reed’s cases begins on May 3 in front of New Mexico Judge Mary Marlow Sommer. Even with that, unanswered questions about insurance surround the revamped production as Baldwin and former Rust armorer Hannah Gutierrez-Reed each face an 18-month sentence and various fines if found guilty on counts of involuntary manslaughter. With a previously announced spring start to Rust, Baldwin is back in his lead role as the title character in the indie Western which is set to film at the Yellowstone Film Ranch. ![]() Rust producers didn’t provide return for comment. The production is casting several roles, we hear. That’s three days ahead of Rust‘s return to production, which we hear is April 20. Sweden's Studios Extraordinaires Developing Film & TV Adaptations Of Sci-Fi Horror Game 'Fort Solis' ![]()
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