Alec Baldwin’s manslaughter trial underway for the 2021 fatal ‘Rust’ shooting
The 66-year-old Alec Baldwin, on trial in Hollywood’s first on-set shooting fatality in three decades, took notes at the defense table and listened calmly to opening statements in his involuntary manslaughter trial. The trial is largely unprecedented in U.S. history, holding an actor criminally responsible for a gun death during filming.
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Attorney Alex Spiro listen during aator Alec Baldwin's hearing in Santa Fe County District Court, Wednesday, July 10, in Santa Fe, N.M. Baldwin is facing a single charge of involuntary manslaughter in the death of a cinematographer.REUTERS
Actor Alec Baldwin listens during his hearing in Santa Fe County District Court, Wednesday, July 10, in Santa Fe, N.M. Baldwin is facing a single charge of involuntary manslaughter in the death of a cinematographer.REUTERS
Actor Alec Baldwin embraces his brother, actor Stephen Baldwin, during a break in his hearing in Santa Fe County District Court, Wednesday, July 10, in Santa Fe, N.M. Baldwin is facing a single charge of involuntary manslaughter in the death of a cinematographer.REUTERS
A video scene showing actor Alec Baldwin is viewed during his hearing in Santa Fe County District Court, Wednesday, July 10, in Santa Fe, N.M. Baldwin is facing a single charge of involuntary manslaughter in the death of a cinematographer.REUTERS
Actor Alec Baldwin listens to opening statements on the first day of his trial for involuntary manslaughter in District Court in Santa Fe, New Mexico, U.S., July 10.REUTERS
Judge Mary Marlowe Sommer speaks during actor Alec Baldwin's hearing in Santa Fe County District Court in Santa Fe, New Mexico, July 10. Baldwin is facing a single charge of involuntary manslaughter in the death of a cinematographer.REUTERS
Actor Alec Baldwin listens during his hearing in Santa Fe County District Court, Wednesday, July 10, in Santa Fe, N.M. Baldwin is facing a single charge of involuntary manslaughter in the death of a cinematographer.REUTERS
Special prosecutor Erlinda Ocampo Johnson shows a bullet in an evidence bag during actor Alec Baldwin's hearing in Santa Fe County District Court, Wednesday, July 10, in Santa Fe, N.M. Baldwin is facing a single charge of involuntary manslaughter in the death of a cinematographer.REUTERS
Special prosecutor Kari Morrissey holds an evidence bag with a bullet in it during actor Alec Baldwin's hearing in Santa Fe County District Court, Wednesday, July 10, in Santa Fe, N.M. Baldwin is facing a single charge of involuntary manslaughter in the death of a cinematographer.REUTERS
Marissa Poppell, crime scene technician with the Santa Fe County sheriff's office, testifies during actor Alec Baldwin's hearing in Santa Fe County District Court, Wednesday, July 10, in Santa Fe, N.M. Baldwin is facing a single charge of involuntary manslaughter in the death of a cinematographer.REUTERS
Actor and producer Alec Baldwin talks with his wife Hilaria Baldwin in First District Court during the first day of testimony in the case against him, in Santa Fe, N.M. Wednesday, July 10. Baldwin is on trial for the charge of involuntary manslaughter related to the death of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins during the filming of the movie Rust in 2021.REUTERS
Retired Santa Fe Sheriff's Office Lieutenant Tim Benavidez testifies about collecting the fireare that actor Alec Baldwin was using when it fired injuring director Joel Souza and killing cinematographer Halyna Hutchins during the filming of the movie Rust in 2021. This is during the first day of testimony in trial against Baldwin, in Santa Fe, N.M. Wednesday, July 10.REUTERS
Actor and producer Alec Baldwin and his wife Hilaria Baldwin walk out of the courtroom in First District Court during the lunch break in the trial against him, in Santa Fe, N.M. Wednesday, July 10. Baldwin is on trial for the charge of involuntary manslaughter related to the death of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins during the filming of the movie Rust in 2021.REUTERS
Joseph Lujan, detective at Santa Fe Sheriff's Department, testifies during actor Alec Baldwin's hearing in Santa Fe County District Court, Wednesday, July 10, in Santa Fe, N.M. Baldwin is facing a single charge of involuntary manslaughter in the death of a cinematographer.