In a criminal Charter appeal, the appellant argued that trial delay became unreasonable due to a five-month period associated with a direct indictment.
The majority held that even if that period were attributed to the Crown, the overall delay remained reasonable after balancing all delay factors.
The court found no reversible error in the majority reasons below on the s. 11(b) analysis.
A dissenting minority would have allowed the appeal on the appellate dissent below.
The appeal was dismissed.
