In a significant legal development, Hannah Gutierrez-Reed, the armorer on the set of the movie “Rust,” has been denied a new trial by a New Mexico state judge. The decision was made on Friday, in response to Gutierrez-Reed’s emergency motion to be released from custody and request for a retrial. The defence had based their pleas on the grounds of alleged erroneous jury instructions which, according to them, led to Gutierrez-Reed’s conviction over the shooting death of a cinematographer on the movie set.
The denial leaves her lawyers with fewer options to challenge the court’s original verdict, and for now, Gutierrez-Reed remains in custody. Those involved in the case and those across the global legal community continue to watch for any further developments.
More details about this ongoing legal case can be found here.