Prosecutors have dropped the firearm sentencing enhancement in the charges against actor Alec Baldwin in the fatal shooting on the film set of “Rust,' the Santa Fe District Attorney's Office announced.
Lawyers for Baldwin argued earlier this month that that prosecutors had incorrectly charged him under a New Mexico firearm law that was passed months after the fatal shooting, the"In order to avoid further litigious distractions by Mr.
"The prosecution's priority is securing justice, not securing billable hours for big-city attorneys," Brewer added.
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