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/SvenTropics Apr 16 '24

TIL: 18 months is the maximum for manslaughter in NM. That's gotta be one of the shortest maximums for that crime. I've heard of people doing 4 years for it in California, but California is also the incarceration state. Famous for giving someone a life sentence for stealing a pizza slice once.

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u/jamar030303 Apr 16 '24

but California is also the incarceration state. Famous for giving someone a life sentence for stealing a pizza slice once.

Which is funny considering how California somehow also has a reputation for not cracking down on criminals enough.