Overview
- Judge Diane Freniere ruled Brian Walshe competent to stand trial following a Bridgewater State Hospital evaluation and rejected defense bids to move the case or import outside jurors.
- A final pretrial hearing is set for Monday with jury selection scheduled to start Tuesday in Norfolk Superior Court in Dedham.
- Opening statements could begin on December 1 once a jury is seated, and the trial is expected to run three to four weeks.
- Walshe has pleaded not guilty to murder, misleading a police investigation, and improper conveyance of a human body.
- Prosecutors point to alleged violent internet searches and a bloody, damaged knife while the defense is expected to question investigative credibility, including former trooper Michael Proctor’s role.