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A New Mexico choose has cleared the best way for the prosecution of Alec Baldwin subsequent week, refusing the newest in a sequence of makes an attempt by the actor and his authorized crew to have his criminal case related to the deadly capturing of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins on the 2021 set of the movie “Rust” dismissed.
On Wednesday, Decide Mary Marlowe Sommer denied two motions filed by Baldwin’s authorized crew final week alleging prosecutors had improperly dealt with proof procedures within the case.
In a movement filed June 24, Baldwin’s crew had claimed proof concerning the firearm used within the capturing was not correctly disclosed to the protection, which impacted “the best way Baldwin would have ready for trial.”
In a second movement filed the identical day, the actor’s attorneys accused prosecutors of “trial by ambush” by alleging they withheld hundreds of proof recordsdata till simply weeks earlier than trial.
Individually, Baldwin’s crew had beforehand requested the courtroom to exclude the testimony from two prosecution firearms consultants. Nevertheless, Marlowe Sommer dominated Wednesday that she is reserving a choice on that movement till it’s decided whether or not they are going to really be known as to testify in courtroom.
Marlowe Sommer has denied repeated efforts by Baldwin’s crew to dismiss his indictment, together with a previous movement claiming destruction of proof, and a movement that sought to throw out the case as a result of the deadly capturing of Hutchins was an accident.
Jury choice in Baldwin’s trial is scheduled to begin subsequent Tuesday in Santa Fe.