In both instances, the judge ruled that such evidence would be more prejudicial than useful to jurors.
A centerpiece of Baldwins defense is thathe did not pull the triggerand believes the weapon was defective.
The probative value is not substantially outweighed by unfair prejudice and certainly confusion of issues to the jury.
Alec Baldwin at the American Museum of Natural History’s 2023 Museum Gala in New York, New York.Bryan Bedder/Variety/Getty Images
So Im denying evidence of his status as a producer, Judge Marlowe Sommer ruled.
Baldwin sat at his defense table Monday between his two high-powered lawyers, Alex Spiro and Luke Nikas.
Wearing glasses and a suit and tie, he took notes and shuffled through papers.
Gutierrez-Reed, 27, was sentenced to 18 months after her conviction following her separate 10-day trial.
Defense lawyers fought their admission, arguing such images would lead to a verdict based on emotion and sympathy.
In that case, a blank round was fired from a gun that hadnt been checked for obstruction.
The gun ended up having a leftover dummy round stuck in the barrel.
When the blank was fired, the dummy round was blasted into Lees abdomen, killing him.
Prosecutors argued Baldwins initial descriptions of the shooting to investigators did not include this detail.
Six live bullets were eventually found on the production, including the live round that killed Hutchins.
