Two men charged with the murder of Upper Cape resident Jamie Leard were in court Monday for the first day of a voir dire process before their trial, which is set to begin on April 17, 2023.
Henry Pottie and Sean Patterson are accused of killing Jamie Leard on May 25, 2021 in or around Upper Cape, where Leard lived. Pottie and Patterson are being tried for first degree murder.
Voir dire hearings are like a trial within a trial, where the admissibility of evidence is considered by a judge. While the hearings are open to the public, there is a publication ban on the information and evidence presented during the voir dire hearings, until the jury in the actual trial begin their deliberations.
The New Brunswick Court of King’s bench has scheduled about 4 weeks for the voir dire hearings in Pottie and Patterson’s case. The trial is expected to last about 8 weeks, from April 17 to June 9, 2023.
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