The former Halifax med student was found guilty in the 2015 shooting death of a fellow student during a drug deal
A former Halifax medical student has been found guilty of second-degree murder in the shooting death of a fellow student during a drug deal.
William Sandeson told a Nova Scotia Supreme Court jury he killed physics student Taylor Samson in self-defence on Aug. 15, 2015, but the jury rejected that claim. Jury members deliberated for 23 hours, beginning Thursday, before delivering their verdict at a Halifax-area courthouse.He was convicted of first-degree murder in 2017, but the verdict was overturned on appeal and a new trial was ordered in 2020.
Those convicted of second-degree murder face an automatic life sentence, but the presiding judge can set parole eligibility at between 10 and 25 years.
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