Alec Baldwin 'Rust' trial: Live updates as opening statements in involuntary manslaughter case begin

Alec Baldwin's criminal trial is underway in Santa Fe, N.M., with jury selection having concluded on Tuesday evening. Rust cinematographer Halyna Hutchins was killed in October 2021 when a gun Baldwin was holding discharged. The Emmy-winning actor faces one count of involuntary manslaughter and has pleaded not guilty. He's maintained that he did not pull the trigger.

Baldwin scored a huge pretrial victory on Monday when the judge ruled that his role as a producer of the Western film is irrelevant. While Baldwin the actor will stand trial, prosecutors cannot argue his role as a producer made him more culpable in Hutchins's death.

Baldwin faces up to 18 months in prison if convicted. Rust armorer Hannah Gutierrez-Reed was convicted on the same charge of involuntary manslaughter by a jury in March and the following month given the maximum sentence. Opening statements are scheduled to begin on Wednesday.

Here are the latest developments.