CARIBOU (AP) – The fate of a Caribou man on trial for the sexual assault and murder of his coffee shop supervisor could be in the hands of the presiding judge by the end of the day today.

Christopher Shumway, 20, is charged with murder, robbery and gross sexual assault. He is accused of killing 20-year-old Erin Sperrey at the Tim Hortons restaurant on Jan. 2, 2005.

The trial got under way with opening statements on Monday.