Alec Baldwin's trial in the fatal shooting of a cinematographer is about to begin. Jury selection starts Tuesday in Santa Fe, New Mexico, in the actor's trial on a charge of involuntary manslaughter that could get him 18 months in prison.
Actor Alec Baldwin , left, sits with his lawyers Luke Nikas, second right, and Heather LeBlanc in District Court in Santa Fe , N.M., during a preliminary hearing for the “Rust” trial on Monday, July 8, 2024. Baldwin faces a single charge of involuntary manslaughter in the death of a cinematographer on the set of the film, “Rust.” Alec Baldwin listens to testimony during a pretrial hearing in Santa Fe , N.M., on Monday, July 8, 2024.
“I’m not worried about being able to pick a jury in one day,” Marlowe Summer said. “I think we’re going to pick a jury by the afternoon.”, however, was dubious that Baldwin’s lawyers, with whom she has clashed in the run-up to the trial, would make that possible. Dozens of prospective jurors will be brought into the courtroom for questioning Tuesday morning. Cameras that will carry the rest of the proceedings will be turned off to protect their privacy. Jurors are expected to get the case after a nine-day trial.
Before Marlowe Sommer’s ruling Monday, prosecutors had hoped to highlight Baldwin’s safety obligations on the set as co-producer to bolster an alternative theory of guilt beyond his alleged negligent use of a firearm. They aimed to link Baldwin’s behavior to “total disregard or indifference for the safety of others” under the involuntary manslaughter law.
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