March 27, 2018 10:52 am

First-degree murder trial for Randy Desmond Riley opens in Halifax

Randy Desmond Riley exits a Halifax Regional Police transport vehicle.

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The trial for Randy Desmond Riley opened Tuesday at Nova Scotia Supreme Court in Halifax.

Riley, 27, is facing a charge of first-degree murder in connection with the death of Donald Chad Smith.

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Smith was shot and killed while delivering a pizza on Oct. 23, 2010 on Joseph Young Street in Dartmouth.

A jury of eight women and six men have been selected to hear the case over 22 days.

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