October 21, 2021, on the set of the film. Oxide At Bonanza Creek Ranch in New Mexico, cinematographer Halyna Hutchins was shot with live bullets that ended up in a prop gun used by lead actor Alec Baldwin. The inquest into Hutchins’ death concluded last month and on Jan. 31 Baldwin and Oxide Gunsmith Hannah Gutierrez Reed was formally charged with two counts of manslaughter. Now comes the news that Baldwin could face an additional five years in prison due to the passage of new legislation as this shooting case progresses.
In addition to the manslaughter charge against him, Alec Baldwin now faces a “gun making” charge from New Mexico prosecutors, which carries a five-year sentence for “discharging a firearm over the course of a serious crime,” as reported by Variety. However, the improvement was not incorporated into New Mexico law until May 2022, seven months after the assassination of Halyna Hutchins. Therefore, it’s unclear whether a judge will allow that to apply to Baldwin at his next trial.
As such, Chief Judicial District Attorney Mary Carmack-Altwies and her designated special prosecutor, Andrea Reeb, are investigating the case. Hannah Gutierrez Reed also faces gun enhancement charges, and her attorney, Jason Bowles, says the New Mexico attorney’s office has “clearly charged ex post facto for an enhancement that is constitutionally and statutorily prohibited.” While filming in Oxide Ocurrió at the end of 2021, the law of New México allowed a plus de tres años to “blandir” a weapon of fire during the course of a serious crime, but “blandir” is defined specifically as the requirement of “intención de intimidar o herir to a person”.
The manslaughter charges against Alec Baldwin and Hannah Gutierrez Reed carry a prison sentence of up to 18 months. Therefore, if this charge and the increase in firearms are confirmed, they face a maximum of six and a half years in prison. Baldwin and Reed are expected to make their first virtually court appearance on Feb. 24, but Baldwin’s attorneys have already filed a motion to disqualify Andrea Reeb, arguing her appointment as special prosecutor in the case “violates constitutional dismissal powers.” state since he was elected to the New Mexico House of Representatives last November.
In the midst of all the latest developments in the Oxide during filming, although Alec Baldwin was “supposedly prepared for all the results”, he was also described as “unhinged”, although he and his wife were doing everything they could to “stay strong” for their children. Until Oxide He himself was scheduled to resume filming in January, but due to the allegations against Baldwin and Hannah Gutierrez Reed, production remains on hiatus. In April 2022, the film was fined $136,793, the maximum fine allowed under New Mexico state law.
We at 24 News Bulletin will continue to provide updates on how things are going with Alec Baldwin on the Oxide filming cases Among the actor’s other projects are two films, supercell AND 97 minutesbut none have been dated to the 2023 release schedule.
Source: Cinemablend
