The attempted murder cases for Kyle and Dillon Peeace were adjourned to Jan. 18 in Moose Jaw Provincial Court on Thursday. 

The Peeaces are each charged with attempted murder stemming from an alleged machete attack in downtown Moose Jaw on Sept. 28. 

Confusion remains around Kyle’s representation in court. At his last court appearance, he dismissed his legal aid-appointed lawyer and indicated he wanted to represent himself. 

At that time, Crown prosecutor Rob Parker also indicated there were some concerns about the accused cross-examining a couple of witnesses. 

On Thursday, Parker said he was willing to proceed with the manner as getting a court-appointed lawyer for cross-examination was not a mandatory order and time was running out. Kyle is scheduled to stand trial on Jan. 25 and 26. 

Parker said he sent disclosure to the jail on Jan. 4. However, Kyle said he did not receive it. Parker voiced concerns, holding up a large folder of documents to show how much disclosure Kyle would need to go through. 

“The consequences if he is found guilty are significant,” Parker told the court. 

Judge Carol Snell asked Kyle if he was still planning to represent himself or if he would like to re-apply to Legal Aid. Kyle replied, “I’ll have to think about that.” Snell reiterated that there was no time to think about it because the trial dates were coming up. She asked again if he would like to re-apply to Legal Aid and he said “Sure.” 

Legal Aid lawyer Zak Anderson was in the courtroom. He clarified that Kyle had dismissed a Legal Aid-appointed private lawyer and didn’t give a reason. Because clients usually don’t get to pick their lawyer with Legal Aid, Anderson said there is no guarantee he would be approved. 

Snell asked Kyle if he would have enough time to go through all of the disclosure material before the trial, to which he answered “Yes.” She asked if he would like an adjournment to re-apply to legal aid and he answered “Sure.”  

Snell said they will keep the trial dates for now and they could be vacated if Kyle is successful in getting Legal Aid again. 

“There is no way a lawyer will be prepared for that date,” Snell said. 

Snell adjourned the matter to Jan. 18. 

Dillon Peeace appeared via video from remand with his lawyer Brian Pfefferle appearing via telephone. 

Pfefferle said he needed a short adjournment as they were close to being prepared to make an election and plea. 

Parker said it was not a problem and updated Pfefferle on Kyle’s processing and Pfefferle agreed to adjourn the matter to Jan. 18 to keep the two matters together. 

Kyle spoke and said it had been a while since he talked to his lawyer and wanted to know if he could have a bail hearing. Pfefferle said he would call him and give the Crown prosecutors at least 48 hours' notice if they are going to run a show-cause hearing.