12 jurors selected for Alec Baldwin's involuntary manslaughter trial
A full jury was selected for Alec Baldwin’s trial in New Mexico, where he is charged with involuntary manslaughter in the fatal shooting of Halyna Hutchins.
A full 12-person jury was selected Tuesday for Alec Baldwin’s trial in New Mexico, where he is charged with involuntary manslaughter in the fatal shooting of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins on the set of the Western film “Rust” in 2021.
He could be sentenced to up to 18 months in prison if the jurors unanimously agree he committed the felony.
Baldwin was rehearsing a scene at the Bonanza Creek Ranch in Santa Fe County on Oct. 21, 2021, when the prop revolver he was holding went off, killing Hutchins, 42, and wounding director Joel Souza.
Baldwin has pleaded not guilty. He claims that he was not aware the revolver contained a live round and that it discharged accidentally after he followed instructions to point it toward Hutchins.
Baldwin, 66, and his defense team won a major legal victory Monday when First Judicial District Judge Mary Marlowe Sommer ruled during a pretrial hearing that Baldwin’s role as a co-producer on “Rust” is not relevant to the trial. The move prevents prosecutors from arguing that he bore a special responsibility on the set.
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