A Halifax man who admitted to killing another man in a confrontation nearly five years ago in the city's downtown bar district is to be sentenced in October.

Devon Marteeko Downey, 24, pleaded guilty in February to a charge of manslaughter in the August 2012 death of Kaylin Diggs.

Police found Diggs, 26, lying on the ground at the corner of Argyle and Sackville streets. He was unconscious and died later in hospital.

Downey turned himself in to police in February 2015 and has been free on bail and a number of conditions ever since.

On Thursday morning, Downey, his mother and his lawyer appeared in court to get those conditions changed.

The court agreed to extend the accused's curfew to 10:30 p.m. from 8 p.m., to allow him to spend more time in the evening with his two young children. He's also permitted to participate in scheduled basketball games at Mount Saint Vincent University.

The defence has requested a cultural assessment to be considered in Downey's sentencing. Downey is African Nova Scotian.