Alec Baldwin to face jury of 11 women and five men in his manslaughter trial Oxide – An expert believes that training can help him in the case.
Attorney Randolph Rice said gender-based jury composition often gives prosecutors and defense attorneys the opportunity to tailor their tactics to their backgrounds.
The Maryland-based attorney said that Mission Impossible The star's legal advisers may be able to drum up sympathy for the defendant by doubling down on the pain he suffered after fatally shooting cinematographer Halyna Hutchins during the 2021 Rust shooting.
“Maybe the defense is trying to hold on to the emotional part of this,” he said. Fox Digital News“That he was so consumed by grief that he was unable to commit any crime due to his reaction at the scene.”
This points to widely publicized footage of Alec apparently crying on the phone after the shooting incident.
Randolph also said the 66-year-old's lawyers might bring his family along to strike a chord with the women on the jury.
“The defense may try to use the fact that he has eight children, seven with Hilaria and one grandson, to his advantage,” the expert continued. “Women can sympathize with a father and grandfather as well as with his fame.”
