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Alec Baldwin arrived for the first day of his involuntary manslaughter trial in New Mexico, supported by his wife, Hilaria, and brother, Stephen. Baldwin faces up to 18 months in prison if convicted in the October 2021 fatal shooting of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins on the set of Rust. Special prosecutor Erlinda Johnson began the opening statements. "It's simple, straightforward. The evidence will show that someone who played make believe with a real gun and violated the cardinal rules of firearm safety is the defendant, Alexander Baldwin.". Baldwin's lawyer Alex Spiro began the defence's opening statements.