'Rust' armourer Hannah Gutierrez Reed is seeking to block the appointment of a new prosecutor in her involuntary manslaughter case, after the first one resigned.
Hollywood star Alec Baldwin's attorneys alleged that New Mexico prosecutors committed a "basic legal error" when they charged him with a five-year gun enhancement that did not apply at the time of the 'Rust' shooting.
After Hollywood star Alec Baldwin was charged with manslaughter in the cinematographer Halyna Hutchins fatal shooting case, the cinematographer's family has seemingly welcomed news saying "no one is above the law".
The special prosecutor in the 'Rust' case named Andrea Reeb, resigned, stating that she did not want questions about her dual roles as a legislator and prosecutor to "cloud" the issues.
The Ukrainian parents and sister of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins filed a lawsuit on Thursday against Hollywood star Alec Baldwin and the producers of 'Rust' in connection with her death in October 2021.
Prosecutors have dropped a five-year gun enhancement against Alec Baldwin and Hannah Gutierrez-Reed, after the defendants argued that the law did not apply at the time of the shooting on the set 'Rust'.