A New Brunswick man accused of murdering four people, including two police officers, in a shooting spree last August was back in a Fredericton courtroom Friday.
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Matthew Raymond is charged with the first-degree murders of Fredericton police constables Sara Burns and Robb Costello and civilians Donnie Robichaud and Bobbie Lee Wright.
Friday’s appearance was for a pre-trial conference to allow the lawyers and judges to address any issues in advance of trial, however there is a ban on publication of details.
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Raymond sat quietly in the courtroom Friday. He has a greying beard and wore orange, jail-issued clothing.
A voir dire, or hearing to deal with the admissibility of evidence at trial, is scheduled to begin June 17.
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Eight weeks have been set aside for the trial in the Court of Queen’s Bench starting Sept. 30.
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