Video above: Santa Fe County Sheriff’s crime scene technician, Marissa Poppell, was cross examined by Alec Baldwin’s protection lawyer, Alex Spiro, on the Santa Fe County Courthouse on Thursday, July 11. Day 2 of the trial for Alec BaldwinBaldwin has been charged with involuntary manslaughter for the demise of Halyna Hutchins after a taking pictures on the “Rust” movie set close to Santa Fe, New Mexico on October 21, 2021.The trial begins after heated dialogue over what proof ought to be heard within the trial. You may as well watch in your cellphone or sensible TV by downloading the Very Native App. Reside updates of the Alec Baldwin Trial are beneath:Day 2 – Witness testimony continuesDay 2 of the trial started with witness testimony from Crime Scene Technician Marissa Poppell. Poppell is the 4th witness to take the stand in Baldwin’s trial. Throughout cross examination, protection attorneys displayed photographs of stay rounds discovered on the set in the course of the investigation. Additionally talked about was a dialog between the crime scene technician and Baldwin on the scene about how the gun was manipulated. After the tech stated she couldn’t recall the precise dialog, protection attorneys then requested concerning the similarities between stay and dummy ammunition. Protection lawyer Alex Spiro: You are working idea as you evaluated the ammunition and appeared on the similarity between the Starline nickel stay and the Starline nickel dummies is that they might have been simply co-mingle?Crime scene technician Marissa Poppell: Sure.Spiro: In different phrases, any individual might have mistaken one for the opposite.Poppell: Proper. Sure.The choose broke for recess shortly after. At 1 p.m., Decide Mary Marlowe Sommer and attorneys for either side convened in a listening to with out the jury to argue over proof within the case. Sommer ended arguments at 2 p.m. and introduced the jury again into the courtroom to proceed testimony within the trial from Poppell.Throughout cross-examination after lunch break, Poppell testified that a person got here into the police station and turned in ammunition. In keeping with Poppell, this occurred after ‘Rust’ armorer Hannah Gutierrez-Reed’s trial. Poppell testified the person stated the ammunition was associated to the “Rust” taking pictures. She additionally testified that the person was a former police officer. Throughout redirect nevertheless, Poppell testified that she by no means interviewed witnesses within the case. Poppell testified the kind of rounds and casings had been taken from PDQ Arms and Props— and questioned concerning the projectiles from the bullet. Extra snippets of Poppell’s cross examination Protection lawyer Alex Spiro: The truth is, it was incumbent upon you to attempt to discover the supply, as a result of if there have been folks sending stay ammunition to film units, that will be very harmful situation, would not it? Poppell: Sure.Spiro: I imply, you recognize that if Seth Kenney supplied the stay ammunition to the set, that is worse for Seth Kenney, proper?Poppell: It is worse for whoever supplied it.Spiro: Do you bear in mind him saying, ‘I guess you $1,000 it is no. 45 lengthy colts in there?’ Poppell: I do recall that. Sure. Spiro: Okay. And did he win the guess? Poppell: He didn’t. Beneath is a recap of Day 1 of the trial. Opening StatementsProsecutors started opening statements by presenting proof of the gun and explaining to the jury that they may be taught the distinction between “dummy” ammunition rounds and stay ammunition rounds. Prosecutors say proof will present that Alec Baldwin performed make imagine with an actual gun and whereas it was a film set, it was an actual working place for actual folks. Prosecutors detailed what they plan to show within the timeline of the taking pictures from armorer Hannah Gutierrez-Reed loading the gun to when the gun fired whereas in Baldwin’s arms. Prosecutors say they plan to current proof contradicting the statements from Baldwin claiming that he didn’t pull the set off. They plan to make use of firearms consultants to show their case. In addition they described the steps the FBI took to check the gun to see how it might fireplace or if it might malfunction. In addition they admit the gun was broken throughout unintentional discharge testing.Prosecutors additionally say they may take a look at blocking and rehearsal saying Baldwin did his personal factor whereas Halyna Hutchins and Joel Souza did blocking and rehearsal. In addition they plan to current proof that Baldwin violated security guidelines throughout blocking and rehearsal. Prosecutors say that in rehearsal the director directed him to slowly take out the gun. Prosecutors allege that Baldwin had his finger on or across the set off. They plan to current testimony about that. In opening statements for the protection, new video was performed that confirmed the scene the place Baldwin was to drag the gun from the holster. The video was proven as a part of opening statements by Baldwin’s attorneys.Protection attorneys say this was an unspeakable tragedy, however that Baldwin dedicated no crime.Attorneys additionally said to the jury in opening statements that there have been individuals who had been in command of security, and so they failed of their duties. They stated security needed to happen earlier than it leads to the actor’s arms and said the actor’s job is to behave.Protection attorneys then confirmed the never-before-seen clip the place Baldwin was scripted to drag the gun from his holster.Witness TestimonySpecial Prosecutor Kari Morrisey: Was Mr. Baldwin speculated to be speaking concerning the incident?LeFleur: No, ma’am.Morrisey: He gave the impression to be doing it, anyway?LeFleur: Sure.Alex Spiro: Do you assume it is a honest? Truthfully, sir, a good characterization to this jury to say that Mr. Baldwin was disobeying police orders on the scene?LeFleur: He was given orders, however I did not repeat it to inform him to not. My unhealthy.The second particular person on the stand was Timoteo Benavidez, a lieutenant for the Santa Fe County Sheriff’s Workplace, who stated in the course of the preliminary investigation, there have been restricted deputies on the scene, even after a request to state police for backup.Benavidez: I do not bear in mind in the event that they stated they did not have sufficient, or they did not have availability, or the supervisor simply stated no.Alex Spiro: Did not the supervisors say that they imagine this might doubtless be unfounded and it was in all probability an accident?An objection was known as proper after that.The final witness to take the stand was Marissa Poppell, Santa Fe Sheriff’s Crime Scene Technician. She stated the gun was despatched to the FBI for an evaluation on DNA, fingerprints and gun residue. Nonetheless, the protection has argued this evaluation broken the gun.Morrisey: Whenever you despatched this firearm to the FBI, did it seem intact?Poppell: Sure.Morrisey: Sooner or later, did you obtain it again from the FBI?Poppell: Sure.Morrisey: Had its situation modified?Poppell: YesPoppell stated the ammo on set was additionally despatched again to be examined, some she stated had been stay rounds. On Thursday, she might be cross examined by the protection.
Video above: Santa Fe County Sheriff’s crime scene technician, Marissa Poppell, was cross examined by Alec Baldwin’s protection lawyer, Alex Spiro, on the Santa Fe County Courthouse on Thursday, July 11.
Day 2 of the trial for Alec Baldwin
Baldwin has been charged with involuntary manslaughter for the demise of Halyna Hutchins after a taking pictures on the “Rust” movie set close to Santa Fe, New Mexico on October 21, 2021.
The trial begins after heated discussion over what proof ought to be heard within the trial.
You may as well watch in your cellphone or sensible TV by downloading the Very Local App.
Reside updates of the Alec Baldwin Trial are beneath:
Day 2 – Witness testimony continues
Day 2 of the trial started with witness testimony from Crime Scene Technician Marissa Poppell.
Poppell is the 4th witness to take the stand in Baldwin’s trial.
Throughout cross examination, protection attorneys displayed photographs of stay rounds discovered on the set in the course of the investigation.
Additionally talked about was a dialog between the crime scene technician and Baldwin on the scene about how the gun was manipulated.
After the tech stated she couldn’t recall the precise dialog, protection attorneys then requested concerning the similarities between stay and dummy ammunition.
Protection lawyer Alex Spiro: You are working idea as you evaluated the ammunition and appeared on the similarity between the Starline nickel stay and the Starline nickel dummies is that they might have been simply co-mingle?
Crime scene technician Marissa Poppell: Sure.
Spiro: In different phrases, any individual might have mistaken one for the opposite.
Poppell: Proper. Sure.
The choose broke for recess shortly after.
At 1 p.m., Decide Mary Marlowe Sommer and attorneys for either side convened in a listening to with out the jury to argue over proof within the case.
Sommer ended arguments at 2 p.m. and introduced the jury again into the courtroom to proceed testimony within the trial from Poppell.
Throughout cross-examination after lunch break, Poppell testified that a person got here into the police station and turned in ammunition. In keeping with Poppell, this occurred after ‘Rust’ armorer Hannah Gutierrez-Reed’s trial. Poppell testified the person stated the ammunition was associated to the “Rust” taking pictures. She additionally testified that the person was a former police officer.
Throughout redirect nevertheless, Poppell testified that she by no means interviewed witnesses within the case.
Poppell testified the kind of rounds and casings had been taken from PDQ Arms and Props— and questioned concerning the projectiles from the bullet.
Extra snippets of Poppell’s cross examination
Protection lawyer Alex Spiro: The truth is, it was incumbent upon you to attempt to discover the supply, as a result of if there have been folks sending stay ammunition to film units, that will be very harmful situation, would not it?
Poppell: Sure.
Spiro: I imply, you recognize that if Seth Kenney supplied the stay ammunition to the set, that is worse for Seth Kenney, proper?
Poppell: It is worse for whoever supplied it.
Spiro: Do you bear in mind him [Kenney] saying, ‘I guess you $1,000 it is no. 45 lengthy colts in there?’
Poppell: I do recall that. Sure.
Spiro: Okay. And did he win the guess?
Poppell: He didn’t.
Beneath is a recap of Day 1 of the trial.
Opening Statements
Prosecutors began opening statements by presenting proof of the gun and explaining to the jury that they may be taught the distinction between “dummy” ammunition rounds and stay ammunition rounds.
Prosecutors say proof will present that Alec Baldwin performed make imagine with an actual gun and whereas it was a film set, it was an actual working place for actual folks.
Prosecutors detailed what they plan to show within the timeline of the taking pictures from armorer Hannah Gutierrez-Reed loading the gun to when the gun fired whereas in Baldwin’s arms.
Prosecutors say they plan to current proof contradicting the statements from Baldwin claiming that he didn’t pull the set off. They plan to make use of firearms consultants to show their case. In addition they described the steps the FBI took to check the gun to see how it might fireplace or if it might malfunction. In addition they admit the gun was broken throughout unintentional discharge testing.
Prosecutors additionally say they may take a look at blocking and rehearsal saying Baldwin did his personal factor whereas Halyna Hutchins and Joel Souza did blocking and rehearsal. In addition they plan to current proof that Baldwin violated security guidelines throughout blocking and rehearsal.
Prosecutors say that in rehearsal the director directed him to slowly take out the gun. Prosecutors allege that Baldwin had his finger on or across the set off. They plan to current testimony about that.
In opening statements for the defense, new video was performed that confirmed the scene the place Baldwin was to drag the gun from the holster.
The video was proven as a part of opening statements by Baldwin’s attorneys.
Protection attorneys say this was an unspeakable tragedy, however that Baldwin dedicated no crime.
Attorneys additionally said to the jury in opening statements that there have been individuals who had been in command of security, and so they failed of their duties. They stated security needed to happen earlier than it leads to the actor’s arms and said the actor’s job is to behave.
Protection attorneys then confirmed the never-before-seen clip the place Baldwin was scripted to drag the gun from his holster.
Witness Testimony
Particular Prosecutor Kari Morrisey: Was Mr. Baldwin speculated to be speaking concerning the incident?
LeFleur: No, ma’am.
Morrisey: He gave the impression to be doing it, anyway?
LeFleur: Sure.
Alex Spiro: Do you assume it is a honest? Truthfully, sir, a good characterization to this jury to say that Mr. Baldwin was disobeying police orders on the scene?
LeFleur: He was given orders, however I did not repeat it to inform him to not. My unhealthy.
The second particular person on the stand was Timoteo Benavidez, a lieutenant for the Santa Fe County Sheriff’s Workplace, who stated in the course of the preliminary investigation, there have been restricted deputies on the scene, even after a request to state police for backup.
Benavidez: I do not bear in mind in the event that they stated they did not have sufficient, or they did not have availability, or the supervisor simply stated no.
Alex Spiro: Did not the supervisors say that they imagine this might doubtless be unfounded and it was in all probability an accident?
An objection was known as proper after that.
The final witness to take the stand was Marissa Poppell, Santa Fe Sheriff’s Crime Scene Technician. She stated the gun was despatched to the FBI for an evaluation on DNA, fingerprints and gun residue. Nonetheless, the protection has argued this evaluation broken the gun.
Morrisey: Whenever you despatched this firearm to the FBI, did it seem intact?
Poppell: Sure.
Morrisey: Sooner or later, did you obtain it again from the FBI?
Poppell: Sure.
Morrisey: Had its situation modified?
Poppell: Sure
Poppell stated the ammo on set was additionally despatched again to be examined, some she stated had been stay rounds. On Thursday, she might be cross examined by the protection.
