02-21-2023, 12:25 PM
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/ale...-rcna71484
NYT Link (sorry could be behind paywall)
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/02/20/arts/...-rust.html
TL/DR: The actor’s lawyers had argued that a firearm law included by the prosecutors was not in effect at the time of the fatal shooting. It would have carried a mandatory five-year sentence.
How can a prosector be so incompetent to try to charge someone with a law that was not in effect at the time of the event?
NYT Link (sorry could be behind paywall)
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/02/20/arts/...-rust.html
TL/DR: The actor’s lawyers had argued that a firearm law included by the prosecutors was not in effect at the time of the fatal shooting. It would have carried a mandatory five-year sentence.
How can a prosector be so incompetent to try to charge someone with a law that was not in effect at the time of the event?