A judge denied Hannah Gutierrez Reed's request for a new trial Friday. The convicted 'Rust' armorer will also stay in prison ahead of her sentencing, despite plans to appeal the March 6 involuntary manslaughter conviction. Gutierrez Reed's lawyer, Jason Bowles, argued that it is 'unfair' to have the armorer possibly serve her whole sentence if it's going to be reversed. The prosecution opposed her release.
Sommer also denied Gutierrez Reed's request for a new trial based on jury instruction error. 'I'm very aware of what occurred at trial,' the judge said before explaining the reasons behind her decision. 'The jury instructions in this case are distinguishable' from the cases brought forward in arguments by Gutierrez Reed's legal team, she said. Bowles had argued that the instructions given during trial 'could confuse the jury and lead to a non-unanimous verdict.
The armorer's trial, which began February 21, included testimony from weapons experts, FBI and Santa Fe County authorities and crew members who witnessed the fatal shooting. Gutierrez Reed was found guilty of involuntary manslaughter on March 6. During Gutierrez Reed's trial, the prosecution largely focused on Gutierrez Reed's behavior as an armorer, claiming that she didn't do her job correctly. 'Hannah Gutierrez knew that Baldwin was loose.
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