On Friday, following two days of testimony, the judge in Alec Baldwin’s involuntary manslaughter case related to the 2021 shooting death of cinematographer . The decision came after Baldwin’s lawyer accused police and prosecutors of withholding evidence related to ammunition used on the New Mexico set of the Western film. This ends a long legal battle for Baldwin, 66, who claims he did not pull the trigger on the gun that discharged a bullet and killed Hutchins during rehearsal for .
The film's armorer, , was convicted of involuntary manslaughter in March and is serving an 18-month sentence. Here’s what happened this week in the case, and how we got here. In addition to starring in the film, Baldwin was a co-producer on .
However, Judge Mary Marlowe Sommer of the 1st District Court in New Mexico ruled Monday that Baldwin in his role as a producer for the shooting death of Hutchins. Instead, he would be tried as an actor in the film. Sommer also ruled that the jury could view videos that allegedly showed Baldwin behaving recklessly with guns on set.
Baldwin has long claimed he was unaware the gun he was using for the scene had live ammunition. After a day of questioning, attorneys selected for Baldwin’s case. In total, 11 women and five men were chosen.
Prior to selection, the potential jurors were asked questions about whether they had read up on the case, as well as their relationship to firearms and the film industry. They also questioned how much they knew about Ba.
