Charges against Baldwin were dropped today. https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/charges-alec-baldwin-dropped-fatal-rust-shooting-attorneys-say-rcna80722
On Wed, Mar 15, 2023 at 11:00 AM Tom Wolper <twol...@gmail.com> wrote: > Baldwin is at an age where lots and lots of people retire and like many of > those people it might not be his choice. Hollywood can certainly get along > without his services. > > The difference between Baldwin and Rittenhouse is intent. Baldwin did not > aim his weapon or even pull the trigger with the intention of hurting > anyone else. While the negligence might have been criminal it’s tough to > convince a jury to deprive a person of their freedom for years because of > an accident. > > I remember reading that 95% of criminal cases result in a plea deal. > Prosecutors make up a maximal list of charges in order to negotiate them > down. A high profile jury trial is going to be a toss up and if the > prosecution can’t get Baldwin’s side to settle they will have to review the > charges and figure out what they can convince a jury of, and it’s probably > much less than the current charges. > > On Wed, Mar 15, 2023 at 10:36 AM PGage <pga...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Maybe I am naive but I think Baldwin’s career is already over, regardless >> of the outcome. He is at real legal jeopardy here, and the only thing that >> matters (for him) is limiting that jeopardy. I think his legal team has >> already done a good job for him, getting charges reduced and getting a >> super-charged adversary removed from the prosecution. I also think his >> lawyers were absolutely right on both issues. >> >> >> >> On Tue, 14 Mar 2023 at 10:17 PM Kevin M. <drunkbastar...@gmail.com> >> wrote: >> >>> Prolonging this trial (these trials) might be beneficial to Baldwin from >>> a legal standpoint, but the bad press of this being the only thing anybody >>> currently associates with Alec Baldwin isn’t going to be good for his >>> career and image. He shot a couple of people. Granted, he’s not Kyle >>> Rittenhouse, but he might as well be at this point. Heck, Rittenhouse’s >>> lunatic right wing Nazi following keeps him financially secure, so he might >>> be better off than Alec in the long term. >>> >>> On Tue, Mar 14, 2023 at 7:55 PM 'Bob Jersey' via TVorNotTV < >>> tvornottv@googlegroups.com> wrote: >>> >>>> After convincing an L.A. judge to pause the civil case against him, the >>>> criminal case is also on hold after Andrea Reed, the special prosecutor >>>> whom also was elected to the New Mexico legislature, stepped away as the >>>> former following accusations of constitutional conflict from the Baldwin >>>> team... >>>> >>>> >>>> https://deadline.com/2023/03/alec-baldwin-shooting-trial-paused-manslaughter-halyna-hutchins-1235282808/ >>>> >>>> https://deadline.com/2023/03/alec-baldwin-rust-shooting-special-prosecutor-quits-halyna-hutchins-1235299652/ >>>> (links) >>>> >>>> B >>>> >>>> Moi, Feb 9th: >>>> >>>> Halyna Hutchins' parents and sister sue Baldwin, company and crew for >>>> her wrongful death... >>>> >>>> >>>> https://variety.com/2023/film/news/halyna-hutchins-parents-lawsuit-sister-gloria-allred-1235518222/ >>>> (link) >>>> >>>> -- >>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>>> Groups "TVorNotTV" group. >>>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >>>> an email to tvornottv+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>>> To view this discussion on the web visit >>>> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/d57747a9-f0e2-41df-8936-f58e9044fcaan%40googlegroups.com >>>> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/d57747a9-f0e2-41df-8936-f58e9044fcaan%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >>>> . >>>> >>> -- >>> Kevin M. 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