Attorney Andrew Branca

Today is the first day of the Alec Baldwin involuntary manslaughter trial, over his shooting dead cinematographer Halyna Hutchins on the movie set of low-budget western “Rust” on October 21, 2021. This live stream is the Day 1 summary of today’s events and testimony, which I hope to keep as concise was possible. We’ll be […]

FYI: Turns out the jury selection was NOT live broadcast from court today. At about 58 minutes of today’s show I realize that’s the case, and I switch to a quick summary of the outcomes of the 22 motions argued in yesterday’s pre-trial hearing. _____________________________________________ It begins! Finally! Today the jury will be selected for

Today the Alec Baldwin trial court is holding its FINAL pre-trial hearing of this case, mostly covering requests by the State to exclude various forms of evidence they expect the defense to offer, and which the state believes is irrelevant. It appears that Judge Sommer is allowing only 10 minutes per side on each of

Today’s ~5 hour pre-trial hearing for upcoming Alec Baldwin manslaughter trial was largely a snooze-fest–but the last ~35 minutes was ABSOLUTE FIRE. So I’ve carved out that last bit so you can enjoy it without first having to slog through 4.5 hours of defense bloviating. Enjoy! #AlecBaldwin #HalynaHutchins #Rust THERE IS ONLY ONE SELF-DEFENSE “INSURANCE”

On October 21, 2021, actor Alec Baldwin, on the set of low-budget Western movie “Rust,” pointed what he knew to be a real gun directly at cinematographer Halyna Hutchins, cocked the hammer, depressed the trigger, and fired a fatal bullet into her body. Baldwin is now approaching trial on a charge of involuntary manslaughter. Last

New Mexico Judge Mary Marlowe Sommer, presiding in the manslaughter trial of Alec Baldwin, over his shooting dead cinematographer Halyna Hutchins on the set of the low-budget western “Rust,” has scheduled a FULL DAY of pre-trial hearings to cover the following arguments between the state prosecutors and the defense team. These hearings are scheduled to

New Mexico Judge Mary Marlowe Sommer, presiding in the manslaughter trial of Alec Baldwin, over his shooting dead cinematographer Halyna Hutchins on the set of the low-budget western “Rust,” has scheduled a FULL DAY of pre-trial hearings to cover the following arguments between the state prosecutors and the defense team. These hearings are scheduled to