EUSTACE GRIFFITH, on Wednesday, pleaded not guilty to the 2016 fatal stabbing of Stabroek Market handyman, Steven Dexter Arthur.
Griffith, called ‘Wrong Turn’, appeared before Justice Navindra Singh at the Georgetown High Court where a 12-member jury was empanelled.
The murder indictment read to Griffith alleged that, on July 4, 2016, at Hadfield Street, Georgetown, he murdered Arthur.
Griffith is being represented by Attorney-at-law Maxwell McKay, while Prosecutor Tyra Bakker is on record for the State.
The trial is expected to commence on November 10.

The Guyana Chronicle had reported that, on the day in question, Griffith and Arthur were involved in a fight at Stabroek Market Square. The altercation reportedly started after Arthur had allegedly thrown a plantain skin on Griffith.
It is alleged that Griffith pulled out a knife and stabbed Arthur to his chest, causing him to die on the spot.