Alec Baldwin facing New Involuntary Manslaughter Charge

Quote: “The outtakes that were released in the fall were helpful and hurtful to his defense. It showed him directing a crew member to stand away from the direction that Alec was pointing his pistol,” said Los Angeles-based top family law attorney Christopher Melcher, whose clientele includes celebrities and wealthy business owners.

“That establishes that Alec was acting safely at the moment when handling a firearm (which is good for him), but it also shows that he understood the rules of gun safety (which shows he acted without due regard for safety when he shot Halyna Hutchins and Joel Souza).”