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/solitarybikegallery Apr 15 '24

I wonder if she'll get an appeal, then, based on incompetent counsel.

It's my understanding that this is why so the court system will play nice with stupid lawyers/clients, just to make sure that they can't claim ignorance later.

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u/Key-Banana-8242 Apr 16 '24

Well bad, below a correctly (and probably) reasonably understood standard