Proving Alec Baldwin committed involuntary manslaughter in the death of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins is going to be an 'uphill battle,' legal experts explained to Fox News Digital.
on involuntary manslaughter charges could prove to be an"uphill battle," according to legal experts.
Despite the charges carrying up to 18 months in prison or a mandatory five years if convicted with a firearm enhancement, Baldwin might not see prison. "All they need to do is basically convince a jury that Alec Baldwin committed a misdemeanor negligent use of a firearm, which includes the criminal negligence element. And it's done," criminal defense attorney Lara Yeretsian, who is also not involved in the case, explained to Fox News Digital."He's convicted. Now, can they establish that is a different story.
"Was this done in a reckless, wanton or willful way in such a way that no one else would have done it this way?" Yeretsian noted. "Based on what we know, it seems that he was relying on understood procedures that had been put in place that would lead a jury to believe that he was acting reasonably because he was acting in the way that is done on movie sets where there are these procedures put in place," Mangels further explained.
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