Trial delayed for man accused in murder of Canadian law professor in Florida
The trial of a man accused in the murder of a prominent Canadian legal scholar in Florida has been postponed after his co-accused pleaded guilty and told investigators the killing was a murder-for-hire rooted in a bitter child custody dispute.
Sigfredo Garcia was set to stand trial in November for the death of Dan Markel, a law professor at Florida State University who was born in Toronto. The proceedings were delayed this week at the request of his lawyers.
“It was related to the statements and expected testimony of his co-defendant,” Florida State Attorney Willie Meggs said of the delay.
Chief Assistant State Attorney Georgia Cappleman added that Garcia’s defence team said they were not ready to go to trial.