5-year firearms enhancement dropped in Alec Baldwin 'Rust' shooting case

Prosecutors have dropped the possibility of a sentence enhancement that could have carried a mandatory 5\u002Dyear sentence against Alec Baldwin.

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The remaining alternative standard and set of penalties in the case now requires proof of negligence, which is punishable by up to 18 months in jail and a $5,000 fine under New Mexico law. Authorities said Baldwin was pointing a pistol at Hutchins when the gun went off, killing her and wounding director Joel Souza.

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