{"id":2290740,"date":"2024-07-08T17:41:01","date_gmt":"2024-07-08T21:41:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/judge-presiding-alec-baldwin-case-deals-major-blow-to-prosecutors-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-07-08T17:43:18","modified_gmt":"2024-07-08T21:43:18","slug":"judge-presiding-alec-baldwin-case-deals-major-blow-to-prosecutors-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/judge-presiding-alec-baldwin-case-deals-major-blow-to-prosecutors-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Judge presiding Alec Baldwin case deals major blow to prosecutors &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fjudge-presiding-alec-baldwin-case-deals-major-blow-to-prosecutors-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2290740&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The article discusses a legal victory actor Alec Baldwin received ahead of his trial for involuntary manslaughter in connection with the 2021 on<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/legal-expert-weighs-in-on-alec-baldwin-shooting-incident-discusses-potential-prison-time-co-producer-role\/\" title=\"Legal Expert Weighs In On Alec Baldwin Shooting Incident; Discusses Potential Prison Time, Co-Producer Role\">-set shooting incident<\/a> \u200bon the film &#8220;Rust.&#8221; The judge ruled that prosecutors could not reference Baldwin&#8217;s producing role in the case. Baldwin\u2064 has pleaded not guilty and maintained that he was unaware the gun he was holding had live ammunition. The defense team will argue that\u200d performers \u2063are not responsible for checking bullets for live rounds. Jury selection is set to begin with the trial projected to conclude \u2063on July \u200c19.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><a class=\"tdb-logo-a\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" title=\"Washington Examiner\"><span class=\"tdb-logo-img-wrap\"><\/span><span class=\"tdb-logo-text-wrap\"><span class=\"tdb-logo-text-title\">Washington Examiner<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\">\n<div class=\"tdb-search-form-inner\"><input class=\"tdb-head-search-form-input\" placeholder=\" \" type=\"text\" value name=\"s\" autocomplete=\"off\" \/><button class=\"wpb_button wpb_btn-inverse btn tdb-head-search-form-btn\" title=\"Search\" type=\"submit\"><span>Search<\/span><\/button><\/div>\n<\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><a class=\"tdb-logo-a\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" title=\"Washington Examiner\"><span class=\"tdb-logo-img-wrap\"><\/span><span class=\"tdb-logo-text-wrap\"><span class=\"tdb-logo-text-title\">Washington Examiner<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Judge presiding Alec Baldwin case deals major blow to prosecutors<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-author-name-wrap\"><span class=\"tdb-author-by\">By<\/span> <a class=\"tdb-author-name\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/author\/asher-notheis\/\">Asher Notheis<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><time class=\"entry-date updated td-module-date\" datetime=\"2024-07-08T17:29:05-04:00\">July 8, 2024 5:29 pm<\/time><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1697809\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Actor <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/alec-baldwin\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Alec Baldwin<\/a> received a legal win ahead of his trial, as the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/judge-denies-request-to-move-chauvin-trial-limits-evidence\/\" title=\"Judge denies request to move Chauvin trial, limits evidence\">judge presiding<\/a> over the case ruled prosecutors could not reference his producing role.<\/p>\n<p>Baldwin is facing <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/crime\/3064619\/alec-baldwins-case-on-track-for-trial-in-july-as-judge-denies-request-to-dismiss\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>an involuntary manslaughter charge<\/a> after he was involved in the 2021 on-set shooting for the film <em>Rust<\/em>, which resulted in the death of 42-year-old cinematographer Halyna Hutchins and the injury of director Joel Souza. On Monday, Judge Mary Marlowe Sommer <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/entertainment\/alec-baldwin-rust-trial-judge-makes-major-ruling-actors-favor\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>sided with the defense and ruled<\/a> that evidence of Baldwin\u2019s role as a producer has no relation to his charge of involuntary manslaughter.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m having real difficulty with the state\u2019s position that they want to show that as a producer he didn\u2019t follow guidelines and therefore, as an actor, Mr. Baldwin did all these things wrong,\u201d Sommer said. \u201cThe probative value is not substantially outweighed by unfair prejudice and confusion to jurors.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">In this image taken from video released by the Santa Fe County Sheriff\u2019s Office, Alec Baldwin speaks with investigators following a fatal shooting on a movie set in Santa Fe, New Mexico. (Santa Fe County Sheriff\u2019s Office via AP, File)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Prior to this ruling, prosecutors contended Baldwin was \u201cemboldened\u201d by his role as a producer on the film, which placed the cast members, including Hutchins, at risk. They also argued that Baldwin was \u201ckeenly aware of his duties to observe set safety rules and orderly conduct on set,\u201d according to court papers.<\/p>\n<p>Baldwin was present in the courtroom during the judge\u2019s ruling, though he did not react to it. He has pleaded not guilty and has maintained that he was unaware that the gun he had been holding had live ammunition <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/1024213\/i-didnt-pull-the-trigger-alec-baldwin-gives-first-interview-since-fatal-rust-shooting\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>or that he pulled the gun\u2019s trigger<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Special prosecutor Kari Morrissey said she was not \u201cparticularly concerned\u201d about the judge\u2019s decision.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/3072252\/alec-baldwin-trial-rust-shooting-this-week\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>The actor\u2019s defense team will make the case<\/a> that a performer is not responsible for checking the bullets of the gun for live rounds, an argument Baldwin\u2019s union, the Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists, has supported.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">This <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/search-rescue-efforts-continue-after-partial-collapse-of-condo-building-in-fla\/\" title=\"Search, rescue efforts continue after partial collapse of condo building in Fla.\">aerial photo shows part<\/a> of the Bonanza Creek Ranch film set in Santa Fe, New Mexico, Oct. 23, 2021. (AP Photo\/Jae C. Hong, File)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Jury selection will begin Tuesday, with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/michael-avenatti-claims-he-is-willing-to-testify-in-trump-hush-money-trial\/\" title=\"Michael Avenatti expresses readiness to testify in Trump hush-money trial\">opening statements set<\/a> for Wednesday. The trial as a whole is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ksl.com\/article\/51061818\/alec-baldwin-is-about-to-go-on-trial-in-the-death-of-a-cinematographer\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>projected to conclude<\/a> on July 19. <\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A court filing from last month claimed that Baldwin <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3052693\/alec-baldwin-fired-blank-rust-crew-member-before-fatal-shooting\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>\u201cengaged in horseplay with his gun\u201d<\/a> and \u201cfired a blank round at a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/alec-baldwin-fired-a-blank-round-at-a-crew-member-prior-to-fatal-movie-shooting\/\" title=\"Alec Baldwin &#039;discharged a blank round at a crew member&#039; before the deadly film set shooting\">crew member\u201d prior<\/a> to Hutchins\u2019s death. Other claims in the court filing said Baldwin was distracted during firearms training because he was talking to his family on FaceTime.<\/p>\n<p>In April, <em>Rust <\/em>armorer Hannah Gutierrez-Reed, 27, was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/2966616\/rust-armorer-alec-baldwin-film-sentenced-18-months-prison\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>sentenced to 18 months in prison<\/a>, with the judge stating that she \u201calone\u201d was responsible for turning \u201ca safe weapon into a lethal weapon.\u201d Prosecutors argued in the case that Gutierrez-Reed had \u201crepeatedly\u201d failed to maintain proper firearm safety, which led to Hutchins\u2019s death.<\/p>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1697809\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1697809\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><a class=\"tdb-logo-a\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" title=\"Washington Examiner\"><span class=\"tdb-logo-img-wrap\"><\/span><span class=\"tdb-logo-text-wrap\"><span class=\"tdb-logo-text-title\">Washington Examiner<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The judge in Alec Baldwin&#8217;s case ruled that prosecutors cannot mention his role as a producer in the film Rust in relation to his involuntary manslaughter charge. Baldwin received a legal win ahead of his trial, where he is facing charges for the on-set shooting that resulted in the death of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins. Prosecutors had argued that Baldwin&#8217;s producer role made him aware of safety guidelines, but the judge disagreed. Baldwin has pleaded not guilty and maintained that he was unaware the gun he was holding had live ammunition. Jury selection will begin soon, with the trial projected to conclude on July 19<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2632,"featured_media":2290741,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Baldwin-set-shooting-1024x576.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[33315,32417,32691,5169],"class_list":["post-2290740","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-alec-baldwin","tag-court-case","tag-judge-ruling","tag-prosecutors"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Baldwin-set-shooting-1024x576.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2290740","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2632"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2290740"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2290740\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2290741"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2290740"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2290740"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2290740"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}