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Legal teams prepare for trial to begin [Video]

A New Mexico judge is setting the table for the involuntary manslaughter trial of actor Alec Baldwin in the fatal shooting of a cinematographer on the set of a Western movie.Judge Mary Marlowe Sommer will consider an array of requests from prosecutors and defense attorneys that could restrict what evidence, testimony and court arguments are heard by a jury. The pretrial hearing Monday in Santa Fe is expected to last much of the day. Baldwin’s attorneys have waived his appearance at all hearings before the trial.Baldwin’s trial starts July 9 with jury selection and is scheduled to last 10 days.Last week, the judge cleared the way for crucial firearms experts for the prosecution to testify about Baldwin’s handling of the revolver and whether the gun was functioning properly prior to the fatal shooting.Defense attorneys have asked the judge to exclude consideration of Baldwin’s secondary role as a co-producer on “Rust,” …

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