(15 Apr 2024)
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ASSOCIATED PRESS
Santa Fe, N.M. – 15 April 2024
1. SOUNDBITE (English) Kari Morrissey, special prosecutor:
“It’s unfortunate that it had to end this way. But taking responsibility, I think, is critical in the criminal justice system. And that was something that, unfortunately, was lacking from Ms. Gutierrez.”
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ASSOCIATED PRESS
Santa Fe, N.M. – 15 April 2024
2. SOUNDBITE (English) Kari Morrissey, special prosecutor:
(Reporter: “How much of a role do you think the jail phone calls played in this sentencing?”)
“I can tell you that they – they played a very big role in my recommendation. I don’t know how much of a role they played for the court.”
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ASSOCIATED PRESS
Santa Fe, N.M. – 15 April 2024
3. SOUNDBITE (English) Kari Morrissey, special prosecutor:
(Reporter: “What does this sentencing say about the Baldwin trial?”)
“You know, I wouldn’t want to comment on it. The cases are very different. I think that sentencing is something that’s, to a certain degree, individual. So I wouldn’t say that this is anything reflective of what may happen in that case.”
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ASSOCIATED PRESS
Santa Fe, N.M. – 15 April 2024
4. SOUNDBITE (English) Gloria Allred, attorney Halyna Hutchins’ parents and sister – on what she expects for the Alec Baldwin trial:
“I’m expecting a jury that’s going to give a fair trial, not only to the defendant, but also to Halya Hutchins. May she rest in peace.”
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ASSOCIATED PRESS
Santa Fe, N.M. – 15 April 2024
5. SOUNDBITE (English) Gloria Allred, attorney Halyna Hutchins’ parents and sister:
(Reporter: “Did you believe Alec Baldwin was part of that cascade of negligence that people talked about in the courtroom?”)
“We support the prosecution of Alec Baldwin.”
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ASSOCIATED PRESS
Santa Fe, N.M. – 15 April 2024
6. SOUNDBITE (English) Gloria Allred, attorney Halyna Hutchins’ parents and sister:
It’s going to be a different jury, perhaps the same judge. But it should still be a fair trial. And I know Mr. Baldwin has done everything he could to try to dismiss the case, but at this point, it appears the trial’s going forward.”
ASSOCIATED PRESS
Santa Fe, N.M. – 15 April 2024
7. SOUNDBITE (English) Gloria Allred, attorney Halyna Hutchins’ parents and sister – on judge’s decision:
“I think the judge was very clear about the factual basis that supported her conclusion that the most serious option should be the one that she handed down.”
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STORYLINE:
A movie weapons supervisor was sentenced to 18 months in prison in the fatal shooting of a cinematographer by Alec Baldwin on the set of the Western film “Rust,” during a hearing Monday in which tearful family members and friends gave testimonials that included calls for justice and a punishment that would instill greater accountability for safety on film sets.
Movie armorer Hannah Gutierrez-Reed was convicted in March by a jury on a charge of involuntary manslaughter in the death of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins and has been held for more than a month at a county jail on the outskirts of Santa Fe. Prosecutors blamed Gutierrez-Reed for unwittingly bringing live ammunition onto the set of “Rust,” where it was expressly prohibited, and for failing to follow basic gun safety protocols.
“It’s unfortunate that it had to end this way. But taking responsibility, I think, is critical in the criminal justice system. And that was something that, unfortunately, was lacking from Ms. Gutierrez,” said Kari Morrissey, special prosecutor.
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