By Associated Press PUBLISHED: 16:56 EST, 11 November 2013 | UPDATED: 17:06 EST, 11 November 2013 More than two years after Dr. James Nordstrom's body was found bludgeoned to death and stashed in a wood pile in his backyard in northwest New Mexico, the man jailed for his murder is finally going on trial. Nordstrom was beaten to death with a pool cue in the foothills near Farmington, N.M, and this Wednesday, John Mayes, 20, will go on trial for the June 2011 slaying. The judge says there's no disputing he beat him to death, the issue is self defense.
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Dr. James Nordstrom's body was found stashed in a wood pile in his backyard
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John Mayes will go on trial for the murder on Wednesday - it is expected to last several days
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'No one is disputing that John Mayes beat him to death... the issue is self defense', the judge said
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Mayes has been in jail since 2011, awaiting for trial
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