Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Mark S. Arnold said jury selection will begin Tuesday.
Rocky, born Rakim Mayers, was ordered to appear in person each day.
Prosecutors said they planned to make a new plea-deal offer to Mayers before the expected 15-day trial gets underway.
A$AP Rocky in London in DecemberMatt Crossick/WWD/Getty Images
From our side, we have no interest in a settlement.
My client has indicated hes not willing to take anything.
But obviously, I will listen to anything, any offer.
Hes eager to tell his story.
He would love the opportunity to do so, Tacopina tellsRolling Stone.
Hes a good human being, and that would come out if he testifies.
But thats a decision that has not been made yet.
It depends how the case goes.
Mayers, 36, has pleaded not guilty to two counts of assault with a semiautomatic firearm.
If convicted as charged, he faces up to 24 years in prison.
The video is difficult to make out, a police witness acknowledged.
There is no obvious muzzle flash and no sound, only figures appearing to scatter at the same time.
Prosecutors claim the loud cracks were the alleged shots.
Theres a reason that 10 police officers searched and didnt find shell casings there, he said.
[Its] not because they were blind or drunk or because they didnt want to find it.
Its because they did a thorough job.
He believes in justice, and he believes this is going to work out for him.
He called the case against Mayers fundamentally weak and his defense position very, very strong.
Tacopina also acknowledged his client has a lot on the line and is thinking about his family.
I know Rocky is very protective of Rihanna and doesnt want her anywhere near this proceeding.
But thats a family decision theyll make, he said.
I think people are too smart for that.
But I guess theyre worried about it.
They want to see to it shes classified in [a certain] way.
Mayers also has a full professional schedule heading into trial.
The detective also conceded the video of the alleged shooting was inconclusive.
[Theres] nothing clear that shows it, meaning the purported gunfire, he said.
The detective claimed that collectively, the videos tell a plausible story, but Tacopina pushed back.
Im not asking for opinion, Tacopina interrupted, asking again if the video showed a shooting.
Nothing definitively shows, the detective answered.
The judge in the hearing ruled there was enough evidence to warrant a jury trial.
The court agrees with the defense that you dont see an actual shooting on the video.
His testimony is that he was shot, Villar said.
In his preliminary testimony, Ephron claimed he was the victim of an armed ambush orchestrated by Mayers.
You so fucking fake its sad, the text shown to the judge read.
Mayers never responded, Ephron testified.
(Under cross-examination, Ephron said he eventually learned Mayers paid for the entire funeral.)
He testified that Mayers brandished a firearm outside the parking garage and threatened, Ill kill you right now.
Rocky turned around and shot me, he testified under oath.
He said Mayers fired two or three more times before fleeing the scene.
And theres jealousy, obviously.
Hes made that clear, Tacopina told reporters today, after the hearing.
If he got money, we wouldnt all be sitting here right now.
Vasquez did not immediately respond to a request for comment today.
