
Alec Baldwin’s defense in ‘Rust’ fatal shooting trial could get major boost from ‘botched’ prosecution: expert
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Alec Baldwin's defense to get a "free preview" of what's to come after the prosecution "botched" the case by trying the "Rust" armorer first, starting Feb. 21, expert says.
Meanwhile, Baldwin's legal team has a status hearing scheduled for Feb. 20. The appearance will be the first in his new case. Dates for the actor's trial have not been set at this time.
"The case has been botched for many reasons. One of which is that now Baldwin gets to go second," former federal prosecutor Neama Rahmani told Fox News Digital. "So, one of two things will happen. Either Hannah Gutierrez-Reed will get convicted, and Baldwin will easily be able to point to the empty chair of this trial and say, 'Well, listen, here's the culpable person. The DA prosecuted her. They convicted her. And why are you coming after me? You know, here's the person who's responsible, right?'"