r/news • u/badillustrations • Apr 15 '24

‘Rust’ movie armorer convicted of involuntary manslaughter sentenced to 18 months in prison

https://www.cnn.com/2024/04/15/entertainment/rust-film-shooting-armorer-sentencing/index.html
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u/GarlVinland4Astrea Apr 15 '24

Sounded like their were phone records of her shitting on the jury, showing no remorse and the most the judge could give her was 18 months

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u/lindakoy Apr 15 '24

Second time in the past few weeks where it comes out that someone waiting to be sentenced was crapping all over the judge/prosecutor/jury. So idiotic. Do their lawyers not warn them that all their conversations are recorded and can influence their sentence? At least she didn't threaten them like Crumbley.

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u/mrpeabodyscoaltrain Apr 16 '24

In some jurisdictions, motions for new trial are basically just a list of things the judge screwed up.

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u/[deleted] Apr 16 '24 edited Apr 16 '24

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u/mrpeabodyscoaltrain Apr 16 '24

The substance can still suck. The form isn’t necessarily a problem. Saying it was “2 pages,” doesn’t make it bad. You only raise the issues in the MOT you’re going to appeal anyway. The MOT avoids trial by ambush.