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Dani Anguiano

New Mexico judge denies Rust armorer’s appeal for new trial

a woman looks off to the side
Hannah Gutierrez-Reed sits in court during her sentencing hearing in Santa Fe, New Mexico, on 15 April 2024. Photograph: Eddie Moore/Reuters

A judge has denied a request from Rust armorer Hannah Gutierrez-Reed to appeal her involuntary manslaughter conviction.

After the shock dismissal of the case against actor Alec Baldwin in July, Gutierrez-Reed’s lawyer challenged the conviction against her, arguing prosecutors withheld potentially critical evidence. But on Monday, the New Mexico judge, Mary Marlowe Sommer, denied the motions requesting a new trial or a dismissal of the charges, as well as her release from prison.

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