EntertainmentActor Alec Baldwin reacts during his trial for involuntary manslaughter for the 2021 fatal shooting of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins during filming of the Western movie"Rust," Friday, July 12, 2024, at Santa Fe County District Court in Santa Fe, N.M. The judge threw out the case against Baldwin in the middle of his trial and said it cannot be filed again.
The defense won an early victory as the judge ruled Baldwin could not be held criminally liable for his role as co-producer on “Rust." The case would focus on Baldwin's handling of a gun as lead actor. Seated in court, Baldwin trained his eyes downward on a notepad, away from the jury as prosecutors gave opening statements and overhead video monitors show the aftermath of the fatal shooting at a movie set ranch.
A prominent critic of Baldwin also took her seat in the front of the court gallery: victims' rights attorney Gloria Allred, who is representing the sister and parents of Hutchins in a civil trial seeking damages. On Friday afternoon, Baldwin’s outward demeanor changed little, but tension was building in the courtroom, where Marlowe Sommer weighed a motion to dismiss the case and probed revelations that investigators failed to disclose the receipt of ammunition in March by a man who said it could be related to Hutchins' death.
Back inside, the audience chuckled as defense attorney Alex Spiro sparred with the ammunition supplier for “Rust," Seth Kenney, who had forged a cooperative relationship with investigators in the aftermath of the shooting.
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