Alec Baldwin and wife Hilaria chill as they stroll around Santa Fe with their children after rough first day of Rust shooting trial

After sitting done nan first time of his manslaughter proceedings Wednesday, a relaxed-looking Alec Baldwin joined his family for a casual stroll done downtown Santa Fe, shopping for suits while greeting locals who wished him well.

If not facing nan imaginable of 18 months successful prison, it mightiness person appeared conscionable different time successful nan life of a celebrity.

‘Good luck pinch this thing,’ an 81-year-old man named Jim hollered astatine Baldwin connected nan sidewalk, striking up a speech pinch nan character astir their shared roots successful New York.

‘Thank you,’ Baldwin, shedding his athletics overgarment but wearing a garment and tie, replied pinch a smile. He was joined by his woman Hilaria and 2 of his 7 children.

While crossing nan street, he playfully stuck his lingua retired astatine his toddler daughter, who was wearing fuzzy boots pinch a cattle shape and being cradled by her mom who was sporting cut-off jeans and sandals.

Passing respective high-end shops, they popped into 2 clothing stores including Eternity, wherever Baldwin tried connected apparel while staring astatine himself successful nan mirror. 

He bought respective blazers, perchance for early tribunal appearances. He past placed nan bags connected his daughter’s stroller.

They rolled into a Starbucks, wherever he was greeted by much fans. ‘He was very nice, very saccharine to springiness america his autograph,’ gushed Lucille Roybal, who had Baldwin motion nan autograph to her daughter, Ocean. 

‘I was going to inquire for a selfie for my dad, but I didn’t want to because he’s going done a difficult time', she added.

After astir an hr retired and about, nan Baldwin clan walked backmost to their luxury hotel, wherever they’ve been staying successful a statesmanlike suite conscionable a fewer blocks from nan courthouse.

The baggy-eyed actor, 66, arrived astatine nan courthouse connected Wednesday successful a convoy of 3 SUVs wearing a acheronian suit and avoiding questions from reporters camped extracurricular nan Santa Fe courthouse.

Baldwin and his woman Hilaria, 40, appeared astatine nan courthouse arsenic opening statements took placein nan lawsuit involving nan decease of Halyna Hutchins on nan group of nan occidental movie successful October 2021.

Baldwin was a shaper and nan prima of Rust erstwhile he changeable dormant cinematographer Hutchins, 42, a mother-of-one, while filming pinch a prop weapon that had a unrecorded information wrong it. The film's head Joel Souza was besides injured.

The stakes for Baldwin are incredibly precocious and were starkly illustrated successful February erstwhile Hannah Gutierrez-Reed, 26, nan armorer connected nan set, went connected proceedings and was recovered blameworthy for nan aforesaid charges successful nan aforesaid court.

In nan court, Baldwin sat astatine nan defense array and appeared nervous while Hilaria and his relative Stephen Baldwin, who is besides an actor, sat down him successful nan nationalist gallery. 

In her opening statement, Erlinda Johnson, a typical charismatic appointed to nan case, said that Baldwin had 'violated nan cardinal rules of firearm safety’ and that he was 'reckless' connected set. 

She told jurors: ‘When personification plays make judge pinch a existent weapon successful a existent life workplace and while playing pinch nan weapon violates nan cardinal rules of weapon information people's lives are endangered and personification could beryllium killed. 

'That’s what this lawsuit is about. It’s simple, straightforward. That personification who played make judge pinch a existent weapon and violated nan cardinal rules of firearm information is nan defendant, Alexander Baldwin.'

While defense lawyer Alex Spiro told jurors that nan decease of Hutchins had been an ‘unspeakable tragedy’ but that Baldwin committed nary crime.

In his opening statement, Spiro said: ‘There were group responsible for ensuring nan information of nan firearm. Those group grounded successful their duties.

‘On this group location was a existent slug thing that should ne'er beryllium connected a movie set. 

'You will perceive nary grounds that Baldwin had thing to do pinch that existent slug being bought connected that set.

‘The actor’s occupation is to act, he’s Harlan Rust, he’s an outlaw moving for his life. In this incident he’s pulling a six shooter.

Spiro told nan tribunal that investigators successful nan lawsuit saw Baldwin arsenic being a ‘shiny object’ they could spell for.

Former Santa Fe County Sheriff’s lawman Nicholas LeFleur was called arsenic nan first witnesser successful nan case, pinch nan assemblage being shown footage from his assemblage cam that he wore that day.

Hutchins tin beryllium seen laying connected her backmost wrong nan group pinch tubes coming retired of her assemblage arsenic aesculapian teams thin to her.

LeFleur tin beryllium heard saying: ‘One female changeable successful nan chest, antheral changeable successful nan stomach’ and calling for an aerial evacuation.

Director Joel Souza tin beryllium heard shouting retired successful symptom and is seen thrashing his legs astir successful nan clip.

A female helping Hutchins to respire says: ‘Halyna heavy breath, heavy activity location you go. Deep activity Halyna. Jesus’.

Baldwin appeared to struggle astatine 1 constituent while watching nan footage and put his manus connected his forehead. His woman and relative watched intently from nan nationalist gallery.

Several unit members and paramedics could beryllium seen lifting Hutchins up connected a stretcher. One personification had a disguise complete her rima and was pumping it to thief her breathe. 

The footage besides showed Baldwin successful nan contiguous aftermath of nan incident, speaking pinch unit members contempt being ordered not to by cops. 

Dave Halls, nan First Assistant Director, who had handed Baldwin nan weapon besides arrives connected nan scene.

Halls would later return a plea woody and service months probation aft pleading nary title to a misdemeanor charge. 

The proceedings is nan culmination of a nightmare for Mr Baldwin that has lasted for astir 3 years and has yet travel to court.

The Emmy grant winning actor, 66, has pleaded not blameworthy to 2 counts of involuntary manslaughter.

The lawsuit has had a agelong and tortured way to trial: Baldwin was primitively charged successful January 2023 pinch 2 counts of involuntary manslaughter. 

They were dropped 3 months later successful ray of caller evidence, prosecutors said, adding they needed much clip to investigate.

Baldwin was sensationally charged for a 2nd clip successful January this twelvemonth pinch nan aforesaid charges.

Baldwin and his woman are presently filming a reality TV bid astir their family. It is not clear if a camera unit is trailing them successful New Mexico, but nan show is owed to aerial successful 2025 meaning filming is apt underway now.

The lawsuit is expected to perceive 8 days of grounds and argument, followed by deliberations.