Alec Baldwin scores win in 'Rust' fatal shooting case as DA drops firearm enhancement
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The prosecution dropped the firearms enhancement charge that could have put Alec Baldwin behind bars for a mandatory five years in new court docs filed Monday.
"In order to avoid further litigious distractions by Mr. Baldwin and his attorneys, the District Attorney and the special prosecutor have removed the firearm enhancement to the involuntary manslaughter charges in the death of Halyna Hutchins on the 'Rust' film set," Heather Brewer, spokesperson for the district attorney, told Fox News Digital. "The prosecution's priority is securing justice, not securing billable hours for big-city attorneys."
If Baldwin had been convicted of the involuntary manslaughter and firearms enhancement charges, the "30 Rock" actor would have faced a mandatory five years in jail.
The max jail time he faces now is 18 months.
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