A federal judge in Syracuse postponed Wednesday's detention hearing for Brian J. Latulipe at the request of his court-appointed attorney, the U.S. attorney's office said. The hearing hasn't been rescheduled.

The Bombay resident was indicted last week for his role in a robbery that led to the shooting death of Daniel P. Simonds. Latulipe, 27, of 73 Reardon Road, was charged with conspiring to engage in a Hobbs Act robbery, federal prosecutors said. The act prohibits robbery or extortion that affects interstate and foreign commerce.

He was arraigned June 26 before U.S. Magistrate Judge George H. Lowe and remains jailed until the hearing. If convicted, he faces up to 20 years in federal prison.

The indictment accuses Latulipe and other unknown assailants of robbing Mr. Simonds of marijuana and money at his home in the town of Stockholm last month and beating and shooting him before fleeing.

Mr. Simonds, 31, of 649 Porter Lynch Road, died May 13 at Fletcher Allen Health Care, Burlington, Vt., from a gunshot wound to the lower back.

The shooting took place in the early morning during a struggle with at least three unidentified suspects, according to investigators at the time. The suspects are said to have fled the scene in two dark sport utility vehicles.

First Assistant Federal Public Defender Lisa A. Peebles, representing Mr. Latulipe, didn't return calls for comment Wednesday.