Nova Scotia Supreme Court Justice John Bodurtha ordered a laptop containing a Bitcoin wallet returned to the family of William Sandeson, who is serving a life sentence for the 2015 murder of Taylor Samson. The judge found the Crown had not proved the cryptocurrency was used in the drug transaction, was proceeds of crime or was otherwise tainted, calling its use in the deal 'hypothetical.' Sandeson has put the wallet's value at about $5,800 to $7,200 (C$8,000 to C$10,000), while a lawyer for Samson's family said it could be worth more than $144,000 (C$200,000). About $3,600 (C$5,000) in cash found in the apartment was ruled offence-related property and will not be returned. Sandeson was convicted of second-degree murder at a 2023 retrial, despite claiming he acted in self-defense, and will be eligible for parole in 2030.
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