The appellant was charged with aggravated assault and failure to provide necessaries of life to a child.
The trial judge granted a stay of proceedings due to a 21-month delay between the appellant's arrest and the trial date.
The Court of Appeal allowed the Crown's appeal and set aside the stay.
The Supreme Court of Canada dismissed the appeal as of right, agreeing with the majority of the Court of Appeal that the delay did not infringe the appellant's right to be tried within a reasonable time.
