Rust prosecutions update. Things not looking good for Deadshot Baldwin

Good day all. Recently, a jury convicted Hannah Gutierrez Reed for involuntary manslaughter in regards to the accidental shooting of Halyna Hutchins and Joel Souza. Hutchins was killed and Souza wounded.

Hannah Reed was the armorer on the set and was in charge of all the guns. Somehow, a live round got onto the set and was in the gun that Deadshot Baldwin was given and in a case of violating every safety protocol ever, pointed it at Ms. Hutchins and pulled the trigger.

With Reed’s conviction, people are now looking at Alec Baldwin. He’s the one that pulled the trigger, (As much as he denies it), and he is the one who didn’t do a safety check after being handed the gun. Now Baldwin’s turn to face a jury is coming up and it isn’t looking good for him. Here are the details from Fox News:

Hannah Gutierrez Reed’s maximum sentence is “bad news” for Alec Baldwin, who heads to court in July for the same charge of involuntary manslaughter in connection to the “Rust” movie set fatal shooting.

The “Rust” armorer was sentenced to 18 months behind bars after a judge slammed her for not taking responsibility for her actions that a jury found led to the death of the movie’s cinematographer. Halyna Hutchins died Oct. 21, 2021, after a gun that Baldwin was holding discharged.

I didn’t follow the trial, but I am wondering how the bullet got on to the set.To my knowledge, that hasn’t been determined. She also isn’t the one who pulled the trigger. That was Alec “Deadshot” Baldwin. I’m wondering on both the charges and the sentence. I suspect it will be appealed. As for Baldwin?

The actor will appear in a New Mexico courtroom on July 9 for his own trial. Baldwin was a producer for the film as well as the lead actor. Gutierrez Reed’s sentencing is an ominous sign of what’s to come for the “30 Rock” star, legal experts told Fox News Digital.

“This is bad news for Alec Baldwin and shows the court is taking this fatal shooting seriously and that it’s not just for show, as his defenders claim,” Los Angeles personal injury attorney Miguel Custodio, co-founder of Custodio and Dubey LLP, told Fox News Digital. “A plea deal would be the best strategy for him right now, considering [Monday’s] sentencing and the information the prosecution has about the chaos on the set and Baldwin’s failure to do anything about it. But I don’t see that happening.”

It’s still bad news because any plea deal will have to have a felony conviction on his record and some prison time. He is far more responsible for what happened since he didn’t check the gun and was the one pulling the trigger. From the stories I’ve heard, Baldwin, who is a notorious anti-Second Amendment loudmouth, refused to go through the safety training that is, as I understand it, is standard anytime firearms are on the set. If he walks, other then a jury not convicting him, people will say he got special treatment.

“Baldwin may think that he will have an easier time if he believes that his team can convince a jury to see that the only culpable party has already been convicted. That’s a risky proposition, given Baldwin’s role as a producer actually involves him in all aspects of the production. Potential jurors will clearly know what went on with Gutierrez Reed and will really scrutinize Baldwin’s lack of responsibility for the chaos on the set.”

Again, Gutierrez Reed didn’t pull the trigger, Baldwin did. He was also screwing around with it, apparently “Fanning” the hammer. (This is pulling the trigger and holding it back on a .45 SAA pistol and then using your hand to pull back and release the hammer. This allows much faster, if inaccurate shots. It looks good in movies though)

“And remember, Alec Baldwin will be in the same court, with the same judge, in the same community, with prosecutors presenting many of the same facts. And he’s facing the same sentence: 18 months imprisonment.”

They also will have some memory of how Baldwin kept, and as I understand it, still keeps claiming that the gun “Just went off and he didn’t pull the trigger.” Anyone who knows anything about how a .45 Single Action Army, aka the Colt Peacemaker works knows that is just not possible. Actor John Schneider did a YouTube video all this. See below:

There are a lot of comments in the article with opinions on what Baldwin’s chances are. They also talk about Gutierrez Reed made comments about the judge and jury during calls from the jail. I suspect she didn’t realize that those calls are monitored. (This might be part of her appeal. I’ll let legal eagles comment on that stuff) They are saying that Baldwin is to “Polished” to make the mistakes Gutierrez Reed did.

“Baldwin is too polished and sophisticated to make those same mistakes,” said Rahmani, the founder of West Coast Trial Lawyers. “And his lawyers are too good to allow that to happen. Even if Baldwin is convicted, I expect him to get less time.”

First, anyone who thinks Baldwin is polished hasn’t seen him on one of his off camera rants. They can also watch all the interrogation videos of Baldwin blaming everyone and everything else when it was his finger on the trigger. If Baldwin is convicted and gets a basic slap on the wrist, a lot of people are going to be very angry.

“Many people will believe she is the scapegoat and Alec Baldwin will get off easy. However, the severity of the sentence indicates no sympathy for those responsible,” Heidi Reavis, managing partner at Reavis Page Jump LLP said. “What I find very interesting is the evidence that came out during Reed’s trial shows her many efforts to slow down the production, enhance security and have more training for those handling firearms. She was denied.” 

This is one major issue I have with Gutierrez Reed. When Baldwin and company refused to let her do the safety stuff, she should have packed up and left. Apparently, this was her first solo job and she was not as experienced with dealing with prima donna’s like Baldwin. She was afraid that if she walked, she would never get another job in the industry. (I suspect she’s kicking herself over that right now)

Baldwin has maintained that he did not pull the trigger of the gun that led to Hutchins’ death. At the time, he had been rehearsing a scene featuring a cross-draw that Hutchins wanted to possibly add to the script.

“The trigger wasn’t pulled. I didn’t pull the trigger,” Baldwin told George Stephanopoulos in an interview shortly after the fatal shooting.

“No, no, no, no, I would never point a gun at anyone and pull the trigger. Never.”

And that is, as the video by John Schneider just showed, is a load of horse shit. The prosecutors actually sent the gun to the FBI lab to be checked, and of course, those incompetent idiots actually managed to break the gun. Of course, unless that hammer is cocked back, it’s not going to fire.

I will be interested in seeing what happens at that trial as will a fair number of others. Baldwin deserves a fair trial, followed by a quick conviction and a nice maximum sentence, to be served in the worst hole they can stick him in. Perhaps, just maybe, he will learn from the experience. (I doubt that barking moonbat will of course)

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