Teenage Sopranos actor Robert Iler and two friends are to stand trial on robbery charges.
A grand jury has deemed there is enough evidence to prosecute the 16-year-old over an alleged incident on 3 July.
He and three friends are accused of having robbed two teenage Brazilians of $40 (£28) outside a delicatessen in the Upper East Side of New York.
The next stage of the criminal proceedings will see the charges put to the defendants to allow them to enter a formal plea, although no date has been set for this.
A fourth person is being tried through the juvenile courts because he is under the age of 16.
The actor will now have to enter a formal plea
Iler, who plays the son of mob boss Tony Soprano in the HBO series, has already stated his intention to plead not guilty to all the charges against him.
He is charged with second-degree robbery and one count of possession of marijuana.
At an earlier court hearing he was released on bail of $2,500 (£1,782).
Denial
He, along with Michael Cournede, 19, and Alban Selimaj, 16, are said to have approached the victims and ordered them to hand over their money.
The charges allege the victims were threatened and told: "Give us your money. Do you wanna die?"
Iler's lawyers have previously stated the actor had his back turned and neither saw the incident nor heard any demand for money.
Cournede was also charged with criminal possession of a weapon, after he was allegedly found to be carrying a craft knife at the time of the incident.
The maximum sentence for the robbery charge is 15 years imprisonment.
A grand jury has deemed there is enough evidence to prosecute the 16-year-old over an alleged incident on 3 July.
He and three friends are accused of having robbed two teenage Brazilians of $40 (£28) outside a delicatessen in the Upper East Side of New York.
The next stage of the criminal proceedings will see the charges put to the defendants to allow them to enter a formal plea, although no date has been set for this.
A fourth person is being tried through the juvenile courts because he is under the age of 16.
The actor will now have to enter a formal plea
Iler, who plays the son of mob boss Tony Soprano in the HBO series, has already stated his intention to plead not guilty to all the charges against him.
He is charged with second-degree robbery and one count of possession of marijuana.
At an earlier court hearing he was released on bail of $2,500 (£1,782).
Denial
He, along with Michael Cournede, 19, and Alban Selimaj, 16, are said to have approached the victims and ordered them to hand over their money.
The charges allege the victims were threatened and told: "Give us your money. Do you wanna die?"
Iler's lawyers have previously stated the actor had his back turned and neither saw the incident nor heard any demand for money.
Cournede was also charged with criminal possession of a weapon, after he was allegedly found to be carrying a craft knife at the time of the incident.
The maximum sentence for the robbery charge is 15 years imprisonment.