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Posted: 2024-07-17T18:45:37Z | Updated: 2024-07-17T18:45:37Z

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) A movie armorer has asked a judge to dismiss her involuntary manslaughter conviction or convene a new trial in the shooting death of a cinematographer by actor Alec Baldwin, alleging suppression of evidence and misconduct by the prosecution.

In a court filing Tuesday, defense counsel for armorer Hannah Gutierrez-Reed argued her case should be reconsidered because prosecutors failed to share evidence that might have been exculpatory.

Judge Mary Marlowe Sommer last week brought Baldwins trial to a sudden and stunning end based on misconduct of police and prosecutors over the withholding of evidence from the defense in the 2021 shooting of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins on the set of the film Rust.

This court stated on July 12 that the integrity of the judicial system demanded that the court dismiss Mr. Baldwins case with prejudice, said defense attorney Jason Bowles in the new court filing. How can it be any different with Ms. Gutierrez-Reeds case, with this proven litany of serious discovery abuses?