MARCUS Stanford, the twin brother of the man who murdered school teacher Stephanie Scott, is appearing in Leeton court today.
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Stanford, who pleaded guilty to being an accessory after the fact, is expected to be sentenced this week.
A handcuffed Stanford was walked into the court by police officers.
Stephanie Scott’s family, including her parents Merrilyn and Robert are in court, along with Miss Scott’s fiance Aaron Leeson-Woolley.
Sentencing submissions for Stanford, 25, are listed for the Supreme Court at Leeton today.
Sentencing is expected to follow swiftly, possibly tomorrow.
Stanford pleaded guilty to his offence in April.
His brother, Vincent, is listed for sentencing in October, at this stage in Griffith.
Last month, he pleaded guilty guilty to murdering 26-year-old Miss Scott, a popular English and drama teacher, on April 5 last year.
Miss Scott was one week away from her wedding when she was killed by Vincent Stanford, who was employed as a cleaner at the high school.
Stanford took Ms Scott’s body from the school.
A massive search was mounted for Ms Scott after she was reported missing.
The search ended tragically with the discovery of Miss Scott’s burnt body in Cocoparra National Park on April 10 and the arrest of Stanford.