The actor faces involuntary manslaughter in the 2021 on-set shooting.
The jury has been selected in's manslaughter trial in connection with the 2021 fatal shooting of a crew member on the set of "Rust" in Santa Fe, New Mexico.
Out of the pool of 70 potential jurors, three said they had not heard anything about the case prior to Tuesday. Prosecutors were seeking to argue during the trial that Baldwin bore responsibility as a producer for unsafe conditions on the set. However, Judge Mary Marlowe Sommer ruled against prosecutors during an evidence hearing on Monday.
Among other evidentiary rulings, the judge said footage from the "Rust" set showing Baldwin's handling of the firearm can be admitted into evidence in the trial, but that videos of him yelling or cussing at the crew to hurry up were not relevant in the case.
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