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Charges stayed due to unreasonable delay exceeding the Jordan presumptive ceiling.
The applicant, charged with drug trafficking and possession of proceeds of crime, brought a motion for a stay of proceedings under section 24(1) of the Charter, alleging her section 11(b) right to be tried within a reasonable time was infringed.
The total delay from the date of the charge to the anticipated conclusion of the trial was 64 months, exceeding the 30-month presumptive ceiling established in Jordan.
Applying the transitional exceptional circumstance framework, the court found that the Crown failed to justify the delay, noting the applicant took meaningful steps to expedite the proceedings and suffered actual prejudice.
The motion was granted and the charges were stayed.
Appeals from the dismissal of habeas corpus applications following parole revocation were dismissed.
The appellant appealed the dismissal of his applications for a writ of habeas corpus following the revocation of his parole.
The Supreme Court of Canada dismissed the appeals without costs, adopting the reasons of the lower court judges.
