Lulzim (Leon) Jakupaj was back in Newfoundland Supreme Court in St. John's today (Thursday) with his new lawyer and is now represented by Amanda Summers.
His sentencing hearing had been delayed due to Jakupaj's counsel issues.
However, Summers and Crown prosecutor Dana Sullivan agreed to have the hearing held June 19.
Chief Justice Raymond Whalen said he will then render his decision on sentencing June 28.
Jakupaj was found guilty in March of break and enter with intent and was taken into custody. Following the trial, Whalen found that Jakupaj broke into an apartment on Carondale Drive in Kilbride at 3 a.m. on May 21, 2016. The 33-year-old was on duty with City Wide cabs, dropped a young woman off and then went into the apartment minutes later.
The woman’s ex-boyfriend, who lived in the apartment, testified at the trial that he saw a dark-skinned, dark-haired man peering through the bedroom door minutes after he let the woman inside. He said he screamed, ran after the intruder and confronted him in the kitchen, where the intruder elbowed him in the eye before taking off. Nothing was taken from the apartment.
In court, he identified Jakupaj as the intruder and the vest he was wearing at the time.
A neighbour also saw a man going to and from the house and gave a description of Jakupaj.
After he's sentenced, Jakupaj, originally from Kosovo, has other serious charges to deal with, stemming from an alleged sexual assault last year. His trial in that case is set to begin in October.
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