the appointment of the special prosecutor in his case, Andrea Reeb, because she’s also a state legislator. His lawyers are making a constitutional argument that Reeb's role oversteps the separation of powers and so she must be disqualified. “The legal question is not a close one,” Baldwin’s lawyers wrote in a motion filed last week.
I’m not as confident as the Baldwin legal team about that, because they note that New Mexico courts haven’t ruled on the issue. So it’s at least an open question, even though his argument has some broadly intuitive appeal. But given the unprecedented nature of the question, it’s one that could be subject to extensive pretrial litigation however it's resolved.
On the subject of pretrial litigation, Baldwin’s team has thrown another big argument out there, separate from the special prosecutor issue. It's claiming that prosecutorsthat carries a five-year penalty upon conviction because the enhancement charge was different when the alleged crime occurred in 2021. According to the defense filing, the version of the law that existed when the shooting occurred required a showing of intent to injure or intimidate someone in brandishing a firearm.
Of course, both the U.S. and the New Mexico constitutions outlaw what are called “ex post facto” punishments, or ones that make conduct illegal after the fact. Simply put, we don’t want people punished for things that weren’t illegal at the time they happened. So while knocking out that gun charge enhancement wouldn’t result in dismissing the case against Baldwin, it could take the most significant potential prison time against him off the table.
He's not doing any jail time...not for an Accident!
Lmao. He is guilty as sin. Firearms basics, check a firearm no matter what.
How many favors did Al call in to NBC for this fluff piece?
Prison should only be considered if he hurt a trans person, non-binary or person of color. Period.
BUT, BUT, BUT, he didn't pull the trigger!!!!! Yah Dude!! Should have taken some of those 'GUN SAFETY' courses!!!
Plead insanity?
Being a democrat could possibly be a good argument for a “Insanity” plea….Jus Saying’
Jerk
why would u want that msnbc?
This guy could get 15 years for accidentally shooting and killing someone because a gun was loaded with real* bullets ( *why anyway) ..but another guy straps on an AR15, crosses into another State, kills a few people .. and doesn’t serve 1 day in prison?🤔
Why was he even charged?
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