William Sandeson guilty of second-degree murder, Halifax jury finds | 24CA News

A former Halifax medical scholar has been discovered responsible of second-degree homicide within the taking pictures dying of a fellow scholar throughout a drug deal.

William Sandeson instructed a Nova Scotia Supreme Court jury he killed physics scholar Taylor Samson in self-defence on Aug. 15, 2015, however the jury rejected that declare.

Jury members deliberated for 23 hours, starting Thursday, earlier than delivering their verdict at a Halifax-area courthouse.

The six-week trial marked the second time Sandeson was tried for the crime.

He was convicted of first-degree homicide in 2017, however the verdict was overturned on attraction and a brand new trial was ordered in 2020.

Those convicted of second-degree homicide face an computerized life sentence, however the presiding decide can set parole eligibility at between 10 and 25 years.