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Judge clears way for Alec Baldwin to go to trial next week after last-minute efforts to toss 'Rust' case fail

Alec Baldwin attends the 2022 Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Ripple of Hope Award Gala in New York City, U.S., in December 2022. (Andrew Kelly / Reuters via CNN Newsource) Alec Baldwin attends the 2022 Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Ripple of Hope Award Gala in New York City, U.S., in December 2022. (Andrew Kelly / Reuters via CNN Newsource)
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A New Mexico judge has cleared the way for the prosecution of Alec Baldwin next week, refusing the latest in a series of attempts by the actor and his legal team to have his criminal case connected to the fatal shooting of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins on the 2021 set of the film 鈥淩ust鈥 dismissed.

On Wednesday, Judge Mary Marlowe Sommer denied two motions filed by Baldwin鈥檚 legal team last week alleging prosecutors had improperly handled evidence procedures in the case.

In a motion filed June 24, Baldwin鈥檚 team had claimed evidence regarding the firearm used in the shooting was not properly disclosed to the defense, which impacted 鈥渢he way Baldwin would have prepared for trial.鈥

In a second motion filed the same day, the actor鈥檚 attorneys accused prosecutors of 鈥渢rial by ambush鈥 by alleging they withheld thousands of evidence files until just weeks before trial.

Separately, Baldwin鈥檚 team had previously asked the court to exclude the testimony from two prosecution firearms experts. However, Marlowe Sommer ruled Wednesday that she is reserving a decision on that motion until it is determined whether they will actually be called to testify in court.

Marlowe Sommer has denied repeated efforts by Baldwin鈥檚 team to dismiss his indictment, including a past motion claiming destruction of evidence, and a motion that sought to throw out the case because the fatal shooting of Hutchins was an accident.

Jury selection in Baldwin鈥檚 trial is scheduled to start next Tuesday in Santa Fe.

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