A prosecutor says Alec Baldwin “violated the cardinal rules of firearm safety” in opening statements at his involuntary manslaughter trial in New Mexico. Prosecutor Erlinda Johnson gave the prosecution's opening Wednesday.
Watch live as opening statements begin in Alec Baldwin ’s trial over a fatal shooting on the set of the Western film “Rust.” Baldwin is charged with felony involuntary manslaughter. If a jury unanimously convicts him, he could get 18 months in prison.Actor Alec Baldwin arrives for his hearing in Santa Fe County District Court with attorney Luke Nikas, left, Wednesday, July 10, 2024, in Santa Fe , N.M. Baldwin is facing a single charge of involuntary manslaughter in the death of a cinematographer.
“The evidence will show that like in many workplaces, there are people who act in a reckless manner and place other people in danger,” Johnson said. “That, you will hear, is the defendant.”AP correspondent Margie Szaroleta reports the trial for actor Alec Baldwin will begin opening statements on Wednesday.
He sat surrounded by his lawyers, wearing a dark blue suit in the downtown Santa Fe courthouse a short drive from the movie-ranch setting of scenes from “Rust.”
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