'Rust' armorer Hannah Gutierrez is set to be sentenced for involuntary manslaughter in the 2021 fatal shooting of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins on the New Mexico set.
A jury found her guilty of involuntary manslaughter in the 2021 shooting.Rust armorer Hannah Gutierrez has been found guilty of involuntary manslaughter in the fatal on-set shooting of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins.
Prosecutors told jurors that Gutierrez "repeatedly" failed to maintain proper firearm safety and that her negligence led to the death of Hutchins, who was shot by actor Alec Baldwin, while the defense countered that the 26-year-old is a "convenient scapegoat" during closing arguments in the trial.Defense attorneys filed an emergency motion for a new trial and release last month, arguing that the jury instructions could lead to a non-unanimous verdict.
Her attorneys asked for a conditional discharge, wherein the court would place her on probation without entering an adjudication of guilt. The defense argued conditional discharge would be "adequate to punish the offense, but not more serious than necessary to serve the underlying sentencing goals." The state asked that Gutierrez be sentenced to 18 months with a designation of serious violent offender due to her recklessness, or five years probation if the court found that a suspended or deferred sentence was appropriate.
Morrissey told jurors Gutierrez failed to maintain firearms safety on the set, "making a fatal accident willful and foreseeable."
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