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William Sandeson to seek stay of murder charge in hearing set for next March

William Sandeson is going to make one more attempt to pre-empt his retrial on a charge of first-degree murder.

First pre-trial issue will deal with defence's application for stay of proceedings

This photo of William Sandeson was taken by police following his arrest on Aug. 19, 2015. (Court exhibit)

William Sandesonwill make one more attempt to pre-empt his retrial on a charge of first-degree murder.

The former Dalhousie University medicalstudent is scheduled to go on trial in January, 2023 for the death of Taylor Samson, also a Dalhousie student, in August2015.

Sandeson was convicted of killing Samson in a jury trial in 2017. But that conviction was overturned on appeal.

Lawyers for Sandeson and the Crown appeared in Nova Scotia Supreme Court on Thursday to discuss how the case will proceed.

Justice James Chipman had offered the lawyers earlier dates for the trialout of concern that Sandeson has been denied bail and remains in custody at the provincial jail in Pictou, N.S.

Conflicting dates

But AlisonCraig, Sandeson's Toronto-based defence lawyer, said sheis scheduled for another trial on those earlier dates.

Instead, the two sides will argue pre-trial motions during hearings set for next March.

The first pre-trial issue to be addressed is Craig's application for a stay of proceedings.

If successful, that motion would mean the trial would not go ahead. If that motion fails, the lawyers wouldmove on to other issues, including the people who should be called to testify in the eventual trial.

Samson was last seen alive, heading into Sandeson's apartment in south-end Halifax, purportedly to do a drug deal.

A security camera Sandeson had installed in the hallway outside his apartment showed the two men going inside. Samson's body has never been found.

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