this is involuntary manslaughter commissionable of a lawful act, and this requires proof that there was more than just that simple negligence. so, on top of this fourth degree felony, 18 months injail and a $5,000 fine, if baldwin could face a five year prison sentence because baldwin could face a five year prison sentence because a firearm was involved, so there s a lot on the table here for alec baldwin. the prosecutor in new mexico says the decision is in keeping with commitment to pursue justice for all victims . we ve heard from mr baldwin s attorney, who said they intend to fight those charges, which he called a terrible miscarriage ofjustice . as we mentioned, the film s armourer, hannah guttierrez reed, has also been charged. her lawyer says, these charges are the result of a very flawed investigation, and an inaccurate understanding of the full facts. let s cross to david willis in los angeles. just talk us through this.
statute, there are only two situations that could apply to this case. one, of course, is traditional involuntary manslaughter, which is recklessness. the doing of a lawful act, operating a firearm on a movie set, but doing it with criminal negligence, which is a misnomer. it s the conscious disregard of a known risk. the other option and probably easier for a conviction is another subsection that says, if you use a firearm and use it with ordinary negligence, you can be guilty. there s a huge difference. that ordinary negligence standard just asks whether or not your conduct fell below the applicable standard of care, which is why this case is going to ultimately be a battle of the experts. you will see firearms experts, stunt experts, prop experts, all kinds of experts to educate this jury. there s the possibility baldwin isn t being charged as the
looking at the specific law in new mexico for involuntary manslaughter. because here how it reads. it s very short. it says, if you cause the death of another during the commission of a lawful act, which might produce death without due care and circumspection, you could be guilty of involuntary manslaughter. a low-level of homicide liability. it s a fourth-degree felony under the laws of new mexico and carries up to 18 months in prison. we re not suggesting the evidence is showing that. but it looks like what they need to do now is a full, fair, thorough investigation to see who, if anybody, bears responsibility, civil or criminal, for what happened. glenn kirschner and yasmin va suing vassoughian, thank you very much for being with me now. turning back now to the issue of capitol hill and politics, let s talk about senator sinema and arizona.
intentional murder or premeditation, which we don t have any indication occurred here. but if it s a matter of misfortune they are talking about or accident, as long as the person was engaged in an otherwise lawful act, and they exercised the due care that you would ordinary accept ordinarily expect then you do have some ways to alleviate that liability. but there are so many concerns that have been raised. the reasons you ve given. but really, it comes down to what was known? what protocols were filed were actually followed? and whether due care was actually used. larry, with a prop gun, is there a certain distance between actors that s advised, i know, if if it s going to be fired? also, if even if it s not in a scene, would an actor, under the rules, be handed a prop gun to just kind of hold onto? um, or even during a rehearsal, hold onto? yeah.
what happens when inauguration day comes around. in samoa this weekend, this whole same idea behind the trump fantasy of january six, it actually came to fruition. they went ahead with it. what s supposed to be outgoing political party and prime minister, they went ahead and said no. parliament will not convene. parliament will not meet anymore. that means, the new prime minister cannot be sworn in and take power. that was the announcement on saturday. saturday. that was saturday. yesterday, sunday, the supreme court ruled unequivocally that this decision to suspend parliament was illegal. it was an on a lawful act. parliament must be convened as planned, so the new members of parliament can be sworn in and the prime minister can assume power. that was the clear ruling from