Alec Baldwin's trial in the shooting of a cinematographer has begun with the selection of jurors who will decide whether the actor is guilty of involuntary manslaughter. Login or signup to continue reading Getting chosen to serve in a trial of such a major star accused of such a major crime would be unusual even in Los Angeles or Baldwin's hometown of New York. But it will be essentially an unheard-of experience for those who are picked as jurors in Santa Fe, New Mexico, though in recent years the state has increasingly become a hub of Hollywood production.
Baldwin and his wife Hilaria arrived at the courthouse on Tuesday with their youngest child, Ilaria Catalina Irena Baldwin. The couple have seven children, ranging in ages from 1 to 10. Baldwin, 66, could get up to 18 months in prison if jurors unanimously decide to convict him.
The jurors are tasked with deciding whether Baldwin committed the felony when, during a rehearsal in October 2021, a revolver went off while he was pointing it at cinematographer Halyna Hutchins, killing her and wounding director Joel Souza. They were on the set of the Western film Rust, at Bonanza Creek Ranch some 18 miles (29 kilometres) from where the trial is being held. Baldwin has said the gun fired accidentally after he followed instructions to point it toward Hutchins, who was behind the camera.
Unaware that the gun contained a live round, Baldwin said he pulled back the hammer - not the trigger - and it fired. The star of 30 Rock and The H.
