Alec Baldwin’s involuntary manslaughter trial is finally set to get underway on July 9 and is expected to last about 10 days. It’s been almost three years since Halyna Hutchins was killed on the movie set “Rust” while Baldwin was practicing a “cross-draw” maneuver. The director, Joel Souza, was also wounded in the incident.
Alec Baldwin has arrived for his pre-trial hearing in New Mexico.
The actor is facing trial for involuntary manslaughter over the fatal shooting of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins on the Rust film set. pic.twitter.com/9Is508M0K6
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On Monday, the judge decided a number of different motions, including holding that Baldwin’s role as a co-producer wasn’t relevant to the case.
Judge Mary Marlowe Sommer ruled that evidence won’t be allowed at trial about Baldwin’s secondary role on the movie, siding with defense…
