In this criminal appeal, multiple accused sought to uphold a stay of proceedings granted for alleged pre-charge delay said to infringe security of the person under the Charter.
The trial judge had stayed the charges, and a majority in the provincial appellate court upheld that remedy.
The Supreme Court majority allowed the Crown’s appeal substantially for the dissenting appellate reasons, concluding a stay was not warranted on the record.
A dissenting justice at the Supreme Court would have dismissed the appeal substantially for the appellate majority’s reasons.
