Tyler Murphy made another brief appearance in Moncton provincial court on Friday morning along with his lawyer Pierrette Allain.
Allain told Judge Suzanne Bernard that Murphy had elected to have a trial by judge and jury, without a preliminary enquiry.
When he returns on September 3, Murphy will coming to the Court of King’s Bench to enter a plea on charges of manslaughter. He temporarily waived the right to a bail hearing and will remain in custody until then.
Murphy is charged in the stabbing death of another Sackville man, 44-year-old Shawn Mitton.
Mitton was found by police on the evening of March 16, lying on the side of Lorne Street in Sackville suffering from apparent stab wounds. The 44-year-old father of four was transported to hospital where he died as a result of his injuries.
Some of Mitton’s family members were in court on Friday. Members of Murphy’s family also attended.
