EcoLife Home Improvements owner David Murray was back in court on Aug. 7 to have a pair of matters spoken to.
Murray is facing charges of theft and trafficking of stolen property, along with more than 20 charges of fraud.
Lawyer George Fournier is representing Murray on the theft and trafficking charges, but not on the fraud charges for which Murray is still seeking legal aid.
Fournier requested that the theft and trafficking of stolen property charges be held over to Aug. 14 - the same day as Murray's hearing committee meeting related to his business license being revoked - in order to schedule a judicial pre-trial.
While Fournier has not been retained by Murray as a defense attorney on the fraud charges, he did act as agent for the embattled contractor on Aug. 7 when speaking to the more than 20 charges of fraud.
"I understand that Mr. Murray has applied for legal aid and the difficulty that he's experiencing is in obtaining financial documentation from his accountant that will allow him to provide that to legal aid and have his application processed," said Fournier.
"That's been an ongoing problem with his accountant so I'm asking on his behalf that his matters go over another two or three weeks to clear out those legal aid issues."
The court granted Murray three weeks to get his matters with legal aid straightened out and he is scheduled to appear in court for the fraud charges on Aug. 28 at 1:30 p.m.
The theft and trafficking of stolen property charges will be spoken to on Aug. 14 at 10 a.m. in order to schedule a judicial pre-trial.
