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Heres what happened in opening statements, from theprosecutions argumentto defense attorney Anthony Spiro playing clips of theunreleased film.
Alec Baldwin committed no crime.
Johnson claimed that before Baldwin arrived to set, He requested to be assigned the biggest gun available.
Baldwins behavior suggested a lack of focus.
Defendant had some people filming him while hes running around shooting this gun, Johnson alleged.
Roll the tape
Johnson described Baldwins alleged behavior in the moments leading to Hutchinss death.
Baldwin was told to just slowly take out that gun and just hold it at an angle.
But footage will show Baldwin taking out the gun quickly and pointing it with his finger on the trigger.
Then, Baldwin does it again.
The defendant didnt do a gun safety check with that inexperienced armorer, she added.
Spiro, in countering Johnsons arguments in his opening, pointed the finger at Gutierrez-Reed and David Halls.
Baldwins rehearsal wasnt deadly it was the live round that he didnt know about.
Real bullets should never be on movie sets.
Cold guns cant hurt people.
Director Joel Souza was also hurt in the shooting.
Gutierrez-Reed was convicted of involuntary manslaughter in the incident on March 6, 2024.
She was sentenced to 18 months in prison on April 15.
Baldwin has insisted that Halls, who was in charge of set safety, gave him the weapon.
Baldwin could be seen taking notes at various points during opening statements.
He looked solemn throughout the proceedings.
Witness testimony started after openings, with Santa Fe police officer Nicholas Lefleur taking the stand.
