The lawyer for a man charged with second-degree murder told a BC Supreme Court judge in Prince George on Thursday, May 8 that his client would not testify in his defence.
Jason LeBlond said he consulted with Dakota Rayn Keewatin after the Crown wrapped its case on May 7 and told Justice Ronald Tindale that the defence would not call any evidence.
The onus is on the Crown to prove guilt beyond a reasonable doubt.
Final submissions are expected over two days in June and Tindale is likely to provide a verdict at a later date.
The case involves a home invasion robbery at the Connaught Hill apartments on March 7, 2023.
The case is under a ban on publication of information about the victim.
The trial happened is almost two months after Justice John Gibb-Carsley acquitted 1993-born Keewatin and co-accused Kerridge Andrew Lowley, 49, of aggravated assault and break-and-enter. They were charged after a grisly 2022 machete attack at a Prince George motel related to a drug debt dispute.
