A Norfolk County judge has set the dates to begin Brian Walshe’s murder trial weeks after ordering the defendant to undergo a mental health evaluation at Bridgewater State Hospital.

Judge Diane Freniere at a conference review hearing on Friday set his next competency hearing for Nov.14, with the final pre-trial conference on Nov. 17. Jury selection is set to begin Nov. 18 and last about two weeks.

Freniere said she hopes to wrap this trial up by Christmas.

Of course, Freniere said, “Hope is not a plan,” while setting the hearing dates to choose 16 jurors for the case.

Freniere also explained how the jury selection process will work and asked that the prosecutors and defense submit their final motions by next Friday.

Ana Walshe, a Cohasset mother of three, went missing around New Yea

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