The man accused of killing Calgary mother Jessica Newman will stand trial for second-degree murder next fall.
A five-week trial was scheduled Friday that will begin with a voir dire Oct. 30, 2017 followed by jury selection Nov. 2. A voir dire is a trial within a trial to determine if the evidence heard will be allowed into the trial proper.
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Kevin Rubletz, 31, consented to stand trial on the first day of a preliminary inquiry in June.
Newman was Rubletz’s ex-girlfriend and the mother of his child.
She disappeared in March 2015.
Eight weeks later, her body was found in a ditch northeast of Calgary.
Watch below: Global’s past coverage of the case