Actor Alec Baldwin will be charged in the shooting death of a cinematographer while making a western movie in 2021. The charge will be involuntary manslaughter. Baton Rouge criminal defense attorney Franz Borghardt says a conviction will require proving Baldwin was grossly negligent in the shooting, which won’t be easy for prosecutors…:
“…because you have to prove that he knew – or should have known – that the gun was loaded, or likely to be loaded.”
Baldwin insists he did not pull the trigger. He and weapons specialist Hannah Gutierrez Reed are charged in the death of Halyna Hutchins on the set of the film “Rust.” Borghardt feels the Santa Fe, New Mexico District Attorney has a tall task ahead, considering what is already known…:
“…and he himself has said ‘I didn’t know it was loaded’ so I think a jury is going to have difficulty convicting, beyond reasonable doubt, Mr. Baldwin.”
A civil lawsuit filed against the film producers, by the victim’s husband and son, has been settled. Baldwin was not named in that suit. Borghardt says Baldwin will almost certainly have top-notch legal representation for a case that can often be hard to prove…:
“If it’s a D.A. trying to make name for himself, he better be ready (no pun intended 0 to be a faster slinger than the legal team that is probably going to represent Mr. Baldwin.”
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