Opening statements to give roadmap to involuntary manslaughter case against Alec Baldwin SANTA FE, N.M. Morgan Lee And Andrew Dalton, The Associated Press Jul 9, 2024 10:04 PM Share by Email Share on Facebook Share on X Share on LinkedIn Print Share via Text Message Actor Alec Baldwin, right, and attorney Luke Nikas, leave court after jury selection in Baldwin's involuntary manslaughter trial, Tuesday, July 9, 2024, in Santa Fe, N.
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M. (AP) — A jury is set to hear opening statements Wednesday at the involuntary manslaughter trial of Alec Baldwin in the fatal shooting of a cinematographer, a trial that will delve into the confluence of gun safety, high-wattage celebrity and a low-budget Western movie on a remote ranch set. Prosecutors and defense attorneys selected 16 jurors — 11 women and five men — on Tuesday, seating a jury from a region with strong currents of gun ownership and safety informed by backcountry hunting.
Four of the jurors will be deemed alternates while the other 12 deliberate once they get the case. The shooting death of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins , a 42-year-old rising star in her craft, nearly three years ago sent shock waves through the film industry and led to one felony charge against Baldwin that could result in up to 18 months in prison. Baldwin has pleaded not guilty as he returns to the desert Southwest for the trial at a downtown courthouse in Santa Fe, a short drive from the movie-ranch setting o.