New Mexico judge denies Rust armorer’s appeal for new trial

After dismissal of case against Alec Baldwin in July, Hannah Gutierrez-Reed's lawyer challenged charges against her

A judge has denied a request from Rust armorer Hannah Gutierrez-Reed to appeal her involuntary manslaughter conviction.

After the shock dismissal of the case against actor Alec Baldwin in July, Gutierrez-Reed's lawyer challenged the conviction against her, arguing prosecutors withheld potentially critical evidence. But on Monday, the New Mexico judge, Mary Marlowe Sommer, denied the motions requesting a new trial or a dismissal of the charges, as well as her release from prison.