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Trial date set for Alec Baldwin in fatal 'Rust' movie set shooting

Trial date set for Alec Baldwin in fatal 'Rust' movie set shooting
THIS SEVEN DAY STRETCH HERE. AND NOW FOR SOME BREAKING NEWS. A TRIAL DATE HAS BEEN SET FOR ACTOR ALEC BALDWIN AND THE INVOLUNTARY MANSLAUGHTER CHARGES HE FACES FOR THE DEATH OF CINEMATOGRAPHER HALYNA HUTCHINS ON THE RUST MOVIE SET. JURY SELECTION WILL BE JULY 9TH, WITH T
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Trial date set for Alec Baldwin in fatal 'Rust' movie set shooting
A trial date has been set for actor Alec Baldwin who has been charged in the fatal shooting of a cinematographer during a rehearsal on a movie set in New Mexico.Baldwin faces a charge of involuntary manslaughter in the death of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins. He has pleaded not guilty.The First Judicial District Court in Santa Fe, New Mexico, has scheduled for the trial to begin on July 10 and last through July 19. Jury selection will begin on July 9. Baldwin, the lead actor and a co-producer on the Western movie "Rust," was pointing a gun at Hutchins during a rehearsal outside Santa Fe in October 2021 when the gun went off, killing her and wounding director Joel Souza.A grand jury in Santa Fe indicted Baldwin in January after prosecutors received a new analysis of that gun, renewing a charge that prosecutors originally filed and then dismissed in April 2023. Baldwin faces up to 18 months in prison if convicted.Baldwin remains free pending trial under conditions that include not possessing firearms, consuming alcohol or leaving the country. Baldwin can have limited contact with witnesses when it comes to promoting “Rust,” which has not been released for public viewing. Baldwin is prohibited from asking members of the “Rust” cast or crew to participate in a related documentary film. Baldwin has said he pulled back the hammer — but not the trigger — and the gun fired.“Halyna and I had something profound in common, and that is that we both assumed the gun was empty ... other than those dummy rounds,” Baldwin told George Stephanopoulos in an interview broadcast in December 2021 on ABC News.“Rust” weapons supervisor Hannah Gutierrez-Reed also has been charged with involuntary manslaughter. Her trial began on Feb. 22. She has pleaded not guilty to that charge and a second charge of tampering with evidence in Hutchins’ death.The Associated Press contributed to this report.

A trial date has been set for actor Alec Baldwin who has been charged in the fatal shooting of a cinematographer during a rehearsal on a movie set in New Mexico.

Baldwin faces a charge of involuntary manslaughter in the death of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins. He has pleaded not guilty.

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The First Judicial District Court in Santa Fe, New Mexico, has scheduled for the trial to begin on July 10 and last through July 19. Jury selection will begin on July 9.

Baldwin, the lead actor and a co-producer on the Western movie "Rust," was pointing a gun at Hutchins during a rehearsal outside Santa Fe in October 2021 when the gun went off, killing her and wounding director Joel Souza.

A grand jury in Santa Fe indicted Baldwin in January after prosecutors received a new analysis of that gun, renewing a charge that prosecutors originally filed and then dismissed in April 2023. Baldwin faces up to 18 months in prison if convicted.

Baldwin remains free pending trial under conditions that include not possessing firearms, consuming alcohol or leaving the country. Baldwin can have limited contact with witnesses when it comes to promoting “Rust,” which has not been released for public viewing. Baldwin is prohibited from asking members of the “Rust” cast or crew to participate in a related documentary film.

Baldwin has said he pulled back the hammer — but not the trigger — and the gun fired.

“Halyna and I had something profound in common, and that is that we both assumed the gun was empty ... other than those dummy rounds,” Baldwin told George Stephanopoulos in an interview broadcast in December 2021 on ABC News.

“Rust” weapons supervisor Hannah Gutierrez-Reed also has been charged with involuntary manslaughter. Her trial began on Feb. 22. She has pleaded not guilty to that charge and a second charge of tampering with evidence in Hutchins’ death.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.