US judge denies Alec Baldwin’s bid to throw out manslaughter case

US judge denies Alec Baldwin’s bid to throw out manslaughter case (Evan Agostini/Invision/AP)

Alec Baldwin will stand trial as scheduled in July after a US judge denied a bid to dismiss a criminal charge against him.

Hollywood actor Baldwin had previously plead not guilty to involuntary manslaughter following the fatal shooting of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins on the set of western film Rust in October 2021.