The jury in Alec Baldwin's involuntary manslaughter trial is predominantly made up of women, which could be a good thing for the actor, experts told Fox News Digital.
Alec Baldwin's female-heavy jury at his involuntary manslaughter trial – featuring 11 women and five men – could both help and hurt the embattled actor, experts told Fox News Digital. Maryland-based lawyer Randolph Rice said both prosecutors and defense attorneys sometimes tailor their tactics to a jury's gender breakdown.
But entertainment lawyer Tre Lovell said gender is unlikely to weigh heavily on a verdict. 'Overall, for this case, I don’t see how gender is all that significant,' he told Fox News Digital. 'What is significant is how the jurors feel about Alec Baldwin and what their feelings are in terms of guns and being able to rely on experts.' The actor accidentally shot and killed Hutchins and wounded director Joel Souza on Oct.
Prosecutor Erlinda Johnson argued in opening statements that Baldwin 'violated the cardinal rules of firearm safety' by pointing a real gun on set. Spiro countered that Baldwin was told the gun was cold and that on a movie set it is the duty of the armorer, not the actor, to ensure the weapons are safe. 'On a movie set, safety has to occur before a gun is placed in an actor’s hand,' the attorney told jurors in his opening. The trial resumes Thursday.
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