A dozen people were inside a movie set church the day Alec Baldwin shot and killed cinematographer Halyna Hutchins and wounded director Joel Souza during a rehearsal for the Western film 맥스카지노�Rust.맥스카지노�Related video above: Alec Baldwin makes first appearance ahead of his trial in New MexicoNow, almost three years later and after countless hearings and much legal wrangling, Baldwin is standing trial on a charge of involuntary manslaughter. Some of those who were inside the church that fateful day in 2021 are expected to testify.The witness list also includes numerous investigators, firearms experts and likely the film's armorer 맥스카지노� who is appealing a conviction for her role in the shooting.Baldwin, the lead actor and co-producer of the film, has claimed the gun fired accidentally after he followed instructions to point it toward Hutchins, who was behind the camera. Unaware that it was loaded with a live round, he said he pulled back the hammer 맥스카지노� not the trigger 맥스카지노� and it fired.Prosecutors plan to present evidence that the gun's trigger had to be pulled. They have said Baldwin shares responsibility for what happened that day.Here맥스카지노�s a look at the key players in the criminal trial of an actor who has been a TV and movie mainstay for decades:The DefendantALEC BALDWIN 맥스카지노� Known for his roles in the early blockbuster 맥스카지노�The Hunt for Red October,맥스카지노� Martin Scorsese맥스카지노�s 맥스카지노�The Departed맥스카지노� and the sitcom 맥스카지노�30 Rock," Baldwin's career has spanned more than four decades and has included other gun-toting roles. Baldwin has twice been charged in Hutchins맥스카지노� death. Prosecutors dismissed an earlier charge, then revived it through a grand jury after receiving a new analysis of the revolver he pointed at Hutchins. An indictment alleges Baldwin caused Hutchins맥스카지노� death 맥스카지노� either by negligence or 맥스카지노�total disregard or indifference맥스카지노� for safety. He has pleaded not guilty.WitnessesHANNAH GUTIERREZ-REED 맥스카지노� The stepdaughter of renowned sharpshooter and weapons consultant Thell Reed, Gutierrez-Reed was 24 at the time of the deadly rehearsal. 맥스카지노�Rust맥스카지노� was her second assignment as an armorer in a feature film. Her attorneys argued that she was scapegoated, pointing to safety concerns that went beyond their client. She was sentenced to 18 months in prison on an involuntary manslaughter conviction, which she's appealing. At sentencing, Gutierrez-Reed said she had tried to do her best on the set despite not having 맥스카지노�proper time, resources and staffing.맥스카지노� DAVID HALLS 맥스카지노� With credits including 맥스카지노�The Matrix Reloaded,맥스카지노� Halls had worked on dozens of films over a 30-year career. The assistant director and safety coordinator pleaded no contest to a misdemeanor charge of negligent use of a deadly weapon and received a suspended sentence of six months of probation. It was learned after 맥스카지노�Rust맥스카지노� producers halted work on the film in 2021 that Halls had been fired from a previous job after a gun went off on a set and wounded a member of the film crew.JOEL SOUZA 맥스카지노� A director and writer, Souza wrote the screenplay for 맥스카지노�Rust.맥스카지노� Although he had worked on smaller projects over the years, he made his feature debut in 2019 with 맥스카지노�Crown Vic.맥스카지노� Baldwin was among the producers on that project, too, and had said he was looking forward to working with Souza on the western. Souza was wounded by the same bullet that killed Hutchins. Souza testified previously he moved in behind Hutchins for a closer look at the camera angle and never saw the gun that shot him.ROSS ADDIEGO 맥스카지노� He was hired by Rust Productions as a front-line crew member who built and operated systems for guiding the film맥스카지노�s camera. He was among those in the church the day Hutchins was killed. He and other crew members are suing the producers, claiming their failure to follow industry safety rules induced emotional distress.ZAC SNEESBY 맥스카지노� A sound engineer and boom operator, Sneesby has worked on numerous projects, with 맥스카지노�Stranger Things맥스카지노� among his most recent work. He also has mixed sound for the art collaborative Meow Wolf in Santa Fe. He said in a recent pretrial interview that he was standing very close to Baldwin when the actor shot and killed Hutchins. He told prosecutors he saw Baldwin pull the trigger.LUCIEN HAAG 맥스카지노� A firearms expert with a consulting company based in Arizona, Haag has been tapped to testify in numerous criminal cases on subjects that include firearms identification and the reconstruction of shootings. Prosecutors have identified Haag and his son, Michael, as two of the country's leading experts on firearms forensics. The pair examined the gun that Baldwin was using during the rehearsal.ProsecutorsKARI MORRISSEY 맥스카지노� A veteran lawyer whose experience includes hundreds of trials, Morrissey took over as a special prosecutor in March 2023. She has practiced law in New Mexico for more than 20 years, having graduated from the University of New Mexico's law school. Accused of being overzealous by Baldwin's legal team, Morrissey has not been one to back down during the many hearings leading up to the trial. Throughout her career, her focus has included criminal defense and civil rights-related cases. ERLINDA JOHNSON 맥스카지노� Joining the team less than three months ago, Johnson had to be a quick study. Her specialty has been criminal defense and personal injury. She was tapped in a high-profile public corruption case to defend former New Mexico Secretary of State Dianna Duran, who resigned in 2015 amid revelations she used campaign funds to fuel a gambling addiction. Johnson also previously worked as a federal prosecutor on drug enforcement and organized crime investigations after serving as an assistant district attorney in the Albuquerque area.Baldwin's attorneys LUKE NIKAS 맥스카지노� With a resume that boasts top billing on numerous legal MVP lists, Nikas is a graduate of Harvard Law School and a partner in the New York office of one of the world's largest law firms. When the charges were first announced against Baldwin, Nikas called it a miscarriage of justice, vowing his team would fight the charges and would win. He's best known for his work in the art world, having represented museums, galleries, auction houses and collectors. He also recovered works of art by Andy Warhol and Pablo Picasso and led the defense in a forgery case that rocked New York's art world.ALEX SPIRO 맥스카지노� A fellow Harvard grad and partner with Nikas at Quinn, Emanual, Urquhart & Sullivan, Spiro works on white-collar and government enforcement cases as well as sports and entertainment litigation. He previously served as a Manhattan prosecutor, having a hand in the conviction of two notorious killers. While in private practice, his client list included Elon Musk, Jay-Z and Robert Kraft, owner of the New England Patriots.The judgeMARY MARLOWE SOMMER 맥스카지노� Her decades-long career has included work as a law clerk, a defense attorney and a hearing officer, handling thousands of cases involving domestic violence and family matters. In 2010, Marlowe Sommer was appointed to the First Judicial District Court by then-New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson. When sentencing Gutierrez-Reed in April, the judge told the defendant that anything less than the maximum sentence would not be appropriate, citing what she called recklessness. If Gutierrez-Reed's trial is any indication, Marlowe Sommer will keep the attorneys on track and on schedule in what will be a high-profile proceeding.