A New Mexico judge cleared the way Friday for a criminal trial to proceed against actor Alex Baldwin for his role in the fatal accidental shooting of a cinematographer on the 'Rust' movie set. The ruling by New Mexico First Judicial District Court Judge Mary Marlowe Sommer allows the trial to go forward as planned. Baldwin has pleaded not guilty to the felony count of involuntary manslaughter, and his trial is expected to begin in a Santa Fe courtroom with jury selection on July 9.
During a two-day hearing that concluded on Monday, Baldwin’s attorneys and the two special prosecutors spent hours quizzing the firearms experts, forensic analysts and the Santa Fe County Sheriff’s deputy who investigated the shooting. Baldwin was unaware a live bullet was loaded in the chamber. He had been told the gun was “cold,” meaning it contained no ammunition.
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