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Special prosecutor Erlinda Ocampo Johnson said in her opening statement that before the shooting, Baldwin skipped safety checks and recklessly handled a revolver.

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The first witness to take the stand was the first law enforcement officer to arrive at Bonanza Creek Ranch after the shooting. Video shown in the courtroom from the body camera of Nicholas LeFleur, then a Santa Fe county sheriff香蕉视频直播檚 deputy, captured the frantic efforts to save Hutchins, who looked unconscious as several people attended to her and gave her an oxygen mask. In the courtroom, Baldwin looked at the screen somberly as it played.

Later in the video, LeFleur can be seen telling Baldwin not to speak to the other potential witnesses, but Baldwin repeatedly does.

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And LeFleur acknowledged that in a pretrial interview he said the circumstances of the scene suggested that Baldwin香蕉视频直播檚 actions were unintentional.

Ocampo Johnson in her opening walked the jurors through the events leading up to Hutchins death. She said on that day, Baldwin declined multiple opportunities for standard safety checks with armorer before the rehearsal in the small church about 20 miles (32 kilometers) from the courthouse where Hutchins, 香蕉视频直播渁 vibrant 42-year-old rising star,香蕉视频直播� was killed. She said Baldwin instead 香蕉视频直播渄id his own thing.香蕉视频直播�

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During the presentation, Baldwin trained his eyes downward on a notepad, away from the jury. He watched Spiro intently during his opening. His wife Hilaria Baldwin, younger brother Stephen Baldwin and older sister Elizabeth Keuchler 香蕉视频直播� who wiped away tears at times 香蕉视频直播� were among the family and friends sitting behind him.

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and the wounding of director Joel Souza nearly three years ago sent shock waves through the film industry and led to one felony charge against Baldwin, 66, that could result in up to 18 months in prison.

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Baldwin has claimed the gun fired accidentally after he followed instructions to point it toward Hutchins, who was behind the camera. Unaware that it was loaded with a live round, he said he pulled back the hammer 香蕉视频直播� not the trigger 香蕉视频直播� and it fired.

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But he said even if Baldwin had pulled it and was lying, Spiro said, it still would not have been manslaughter.

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The lawyer emphasized that the responsibility for safety lay with the film香蕉视频直播檚 armorer, Gutierrez-Reed, who has already been convicted of involuntary manslaughter, and assistant director David Halls, who pleaded no contest to negligent use of a deadly weapon in exchange for his testimony at trial.

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Spiro has in recent years become one of the most sought-after defense attorneys in the country. His clients have included Elon Musk, New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft, and Megan Thee Stallion.

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Spiro said in concluding his opening that witnesses will attest that 香蕉视频直播渘o actor in history香蕉视频直播� has 香蕉视频直播渋ntercepted a live bullet from a prop gun.香蕉视频直播�

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Testimony at trial will delve into the mechanics of the weapon and whether it could have fired without a trigger pull. Prosecutors say it couldn香蕉视频直播檛 have.

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Attorney Gloria Allred sat in the front row of the courtroom audience, a reminder of Baldwin香蕉视频直播檚 other legal difficulties. Allred is representing 香蕉视频直播淩ust香蕉视频直播� script supervisor Mamie Mitchell and Hutchins香蕉视频直播� sister and parents in a and other producers.

Allred said that from her observations in court, the jury appeared to be riveted by testimony and evidence including the police lapel camera video.