Yesterday, Rust movie armorer Hannah Gutierrez-Reed was found guilty of involuntary manslaughter in the death of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins. The jury didn’t even debate the matter for more than three hours. At sentencing, she will face up to 18 months in prison. So what, if anything does that tell us about the prospects for Alec Baldwin in his upcoming trial? The Associated Press points out that Baldwin will face the same judge and many of the same prosecutors when he faces the court in July. However, they suggest that the experience of taking part in the trial of Gutierrez-Reed (Baldwin was a witness who took the stand for quite a while) will provide them with valuable lessons as they seek to shift the blame away from the person who actually fired the fatal shot.
The trial and conviction of a movie armorer in connection with a fatal shooting on the set of the Western movie…
