Alec Baldwin charged with involuntary manslaughter in on-set death
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Prosecutors have charged Alec Baldwin and Hannah Gutierrez-Reed, an armorer, with two counts of involuntary manslaughter in the death of a cinematographer on the set of the Western movie “Rust”
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Involuntary manslaughter is a fourth degree felony in New Mexico and it is defined as manslaughter committed in the commission of an unlawful act
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Baldwin is accused of a "negligent conduct that resulted in the death of another person," according to the allegations
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Involuntary manslaughter is different from murder as it does not require criminal intent
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Prosecutors have charged Baldwin with involuntary manslaughter due to negligence
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Alec Baldwin the producer is being held responsible for what happened on the set
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Involuntary manslaughter charges could be withheld if prosecutors can prove that the deaths were caused by management's failure to take proper precautions on the movie set
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Prior to this terrible occurrence, many on set had complained about the lack of safety, and there had been inadvertent misfires
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Baldwin's attorney, Luke Nikas, termed the decision by the prosecution a "grave miscarriage of justice."