September 23, 2026

William Sandeson appeals murder conviction, sentence in killing of Taylor Samson

 William Sandeson appeals murder conviction, sentence in killing of Taylor Samson

William Sandeson appeared by video from a Quebec prison before a three-member panel of the Nova Scotia Court of Appeal on Friday, arguing that his conviction for second-degree murder was wrong and the charge should either be stayed, or his sentence reduced.

Ten years after Taylor Samson was murdered in an apartment in south-end Halifax, the case against his killer is still dragging through the courts.
On Friday, William Sandeson appeared by video from …