William Sandeson's bail hearing adjourned in case of slain Dalhousie student

A Halifax university student who is accused of killing a fellow student will have to wait until Friday to learn whether he will be granted bail.

William Sandeson, who is charged with first-degree murder in the death of Taylor Samson, was back in the Supreme Court of Nova Scotia on Thursday for the second day of his bail hearing.

The Crown and defence will both have a chance to argue their case on Friday morning, before Justice Jamie Campbell makes his ruling in the afternoon.

Samson was last seen on Aug. 15 and his body has not been found.

In court Wednesday, Sandeson's lawyer, Eugene Tan, requested his client's release.

Information presented in court is the subject of a publication ban but outside court Tan told reporters there are three grounds that must be satisfied in order for Sandeson to be freed.

"The first ground is whether he's going to make his court appearances, the second ground is whether he's going to commit any offences while he's on release and the third ground is essentially public confidence in the judicial system," Tan said.

He told reporters he will put forward a plan that will address all three grounds.

"We're quite confident it's a good plan," Tan said, noting that Sandeson has "a constitutional right for reasonable bail and hopefully the judge will see it that way."

Tan pointed out that Sandeson, 23, has no criminal history.

Crown prosecutor Susan MacKay is opposing Sandeson's release. She said the Crown feels he is a flight risk and at risk to re-offend.