The trial of Alec Baldwin on involuntary manslaughter in the accidental shooting on the set of “Rust” will begin on July 9, a judge in Santa Fe, N.M., ruled on Monday.
Jury selection is scheduled to begin that day. Testimony will begin July 10, and the trial is scheduled to last eight days, concluding on July 19.
Baldwin’s attorneys, led by Alex Spiro, had wanted the trial to start a month earlier, on June 13, indicating at a hearing last week that the actor is eager to have the case heard as soon as possible.
“Mr. Baldwin has been dealing with this for several years,” Spiro said
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