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William Sandeson was found guilty of second-degree murder in February. During the trial, he had claimed he killed Taylor Samson, 22, in self-defence during a cannabis deal in 2015.

William Sandeson is appealing his murder conviction and sentence in the 2015 killing of Taylor Samson, claiming there was an abuse in process and his charter rights were violated.

William Sandeson will be eligible for parole in 2030, a Nova Scotia judge has decided. Sandeson is convicted of second-degree murder in the 2015 killing of Taylor Samson.

A jury has found William Sandeson guilty of second-degree murder in the August 2015 death of Dalhousie University student Taylor Samson.

A legal battle is brewing in Nova Scotia over access to bitcoin owned by an ex-medical student recently convicted of fatally shooting a fellow student during a drug deal.

Jurors have begun deliberating on a verdict in the William Sandeson murder trial, meaning Global News can now report on things the 12-person jury didn’t hear.

The Halifax jury that will decide the fate of William Sandeson, an ex-medical student accused of murder, has concluded its deliberations for the day without reaching a verdict.

A Crown prosecutor repeatedly suggested Wednesday that William Sandeson 'lured' Taylor Samson to his apartment on Aug. 15, 2015, with the intention of killing him.

The Crown is arguing William Sandeson had planned to kill Taylor Samson and steal his marijuana because the accused was deep in debt and needed the money for medical school.

William Sandeson's lawyer says there is 'no dispute' her client shot and killed Taylor Samson in August 2015, but told the court on Monday it was done in self-defence.

A Crown prosecutor says William Sandeson was motivated by greed when the former medical student carried out a plan to kill another student during a drug deal.

The Crown and defence closed their cases today in the trial of a former Dalhousie University medical student accused of killing another student during a drug deal.

A Crown lawyer grilled William Sandeson during cross-examination about what she called his 'two very different sides' during his first-degree murder trial Tuesday.

On Monday, Justice James Chipman will ask William Sandeson's lawyer how her client wishes to proceed. She will tell the court if the defence will call evidence.

The lone witness to testify Tuesday at the William Sandeson murder trial was an RCMP digital forensic analyst who extracted data from three cellphones in connection with the case.

The Crown alleges Samson had gone to Sandeson's apartment to sell him nine kilograms of marijuana when the accused shot him on the night of Aug. 15, 2015.

The William Sandeson first-degree murder trial has been told that the victim's DNA was found on a bullet that was lodged inside a window frame in Sandeson's Halifax apartment.

Police are asking for the public's help in locating Pookiel McCabe, who has been subpoenaed to testify at the William Sandeson first-degree murder trial in Halifax.

The now-30-year-old stands accused in the death of fellow Dalhousie University student Taylor Samson, 22, who went missing in August 2015.

A blood stain pattern analyst told the jury that the victim's DNA was found on a handgun seized from William Sandeson's apartment.