A man accused of attempted murder from a machete attack last September will have a preliminary hearing no later than Nov. 19. 

Kyle Peeace appeared in Moose Jaw Provincial Court on Tuesday via video from remand with his lawyer Nick Brown on the phone.  

Brown made a re-election on the attempted murder charges, in which the provincial Crown is proceeding as an indictable offence. Brown elected a Court of King’s Bench trial with a judge alone. 

Brown told the court that he had contacted the court clerk and found Nov. 19 would be available for a preliminary hearing. He also asked for a case management hearing on July 19. 

A provincial court judge hears a preliminary hearing to see if a case has enough evidence to move forward to the Court of King’s Bench. 

Crown Prosecutor Rob Parker told the court that, while he appreciated Brown canvassing the court clerk for preliminary hearing dates, he’s had no discussions with the defence. His concern was that there could have been earlier dates that the Crown would have been available. 

Judge David Chow asked Brown whether it made sense to have a short adjournment to speak to the Crown about potential earlier dates. Brown agreed and Parker added to keep the Nov. 19 date booked temporarily so that, if there are no earlier dates, they don’t lose that spot. 

The case was adjourned to June 26 to solidify preliminary hearing dates and a case management hearing, which is not open to the public, is scheduled for July 19. 

Peeace was arrested on Sept. 28. 2023, along with his brother Dillon, after a machete attack that took place in downtown Moose Jaw. He is also facing charges of assault with a weapon, failing to attend court and breaking and entering. 

Dillon recently took a plea deal for aggravated assault along with charges of breaking and entering and failing to attend court and received two years in prison.