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Jan 19, 11:32am: Will Alec Baldwin be convicted of the charges related to the shooting death on the set of his film? → Will Alec Baldwin be convicted of the charges related to the shooting death on the set of his film ‘Rust’?
@BTE But I suppose a settlement without admission of guilt would not count. I haven’t seen the charges but my bet is on he settles.
@NicoDelon It’s not a civil case though. Is involuntary manslaughter like rape where you can buy off your victim and they can drop the charges?? I don’t think it is but I am not sure.
@EdwardKmett Right!! Seems not likely. I just think the prosecutor is grandstanding and is gonna look bad when he is acquitted.
@BTE A newly minted Republican state legislator has a hate boner for Alec Baldwin? Say it ain't so. The main quirk is that they currently have the legal authority to go after him, so of course they are going to er.. take a shot at him.
The main thing propping up the odds here are what lesser charges he might get hit with as the prosecutor retreats from the bailey to the motte.
@BTE you’re right. I didn’t mean buying himself out. More like charges dropped or lessened and settlement with the civil parties on the side.
"Andrea Reeb, a special prosecutor on the case, cited a “pattern of criminal disregard for safety” on the film set.
“If any one of these three people — Alec Baldwin, Hannah Gutierrez-Reed or David Halls — had done their job, Halyna Hutchins would be alive today. It’s that simple,” said Reeb, also a newly sworn Republican state legislator."
"Newly sworn Republican state legislator" = huge red flag in my book. I looked at her campaign website and it contains multiple misspellings like "our" instead of "are". Conclusion: this prosecutor is a dumbass and this is a political stunt.
Some questions:
According to the article I shared, they’re going for involuntary manslaughter. Does a conviction have to be for that specific crime or would any conviction on a lesser or greater charge qualify?
Does a guilty plea deal qualify?
(Also, dangit - beat me to creating this market! 😅)
@MattCWilson I literally stopped while walking my dogs because I knew someone else would have the same idea and I had a feeling this market will probably generate a 1000 unique traders by the time the trial is over! Looks like a good hunch. Create derivatives!!
