Alec Baldwin's legal team filed a new motion to dismiss a five-year firearm sentencing enhancement in the charges against him. The 'Rust' actor has been charged with involuntary manslaughter in the death of Halyna Hutchins.
filed a new motion to remove a firearm sentencing enhancement in the charges brought against him, claiming it is unconstitutionally based on a law passed after the shooting on the"Rust" set.
Baldwin's attorneys argued that the firearms enhancement was not a part of the law when the fatal shooting of Hutchins occurred, and that he could not legally be punished retroactively, according to court documents obtained by Fox News Digital.Alec Baldwin requested to dismiss a five-year firearm sentencing in new court documents filed by his legal team.
The new filing comes days after Baldwin's legal team argued that special prosecutor Andrea Reeb should be disqualified from the impending trial.The motion, obtained by Fox News Digital, argued that Reeb could not simultaneously serve as the special prosecutor and as a member of the New Mexico House of Representatives.
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