Alec Baldwin Manslaughter Trial — Full Opening Statements

Alec Baldwin Rust involuntary manslaughter case

Shared case background · not a recap of this recording

Alec Baldwin was charged in New Mexico with involuntary manslaughter over the 2021 Rust set shooting death of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins. Reporting describes the case as stemming from a rehearsal outside Santa Fe, where Baldwin was pointing a gun that fired and killed Hutchins. [1][2][3]

Defendant

Actor Alec Baldwin faced an involuntary manslaughter charge in the Rust shooting case. [1][3]

Victim and location

The case concerns the death of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins during filming near Santa Fe, New Mexico, in October 2021. [2][3]

Case background

AP and CBS reporting place the prosecution in 2024 after earlier charging and pretrial litigation in the same Rust case. [2][3]