The applicant, Warsame Douale, brought an application under section 11(b) of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, alleging that his right to be tried within a reasonable time had been infringed.
He was charged with impaired care or control and having care or control of a motor vehicle while over 80 mg following a motor vehicle accident.
The total delay from the offence date to the scheduled trial date was 15 months and 25 days.
The Ontario Court of Justice dismissed the application, finding that the institutional delay of approximately 8 months fell within the acceptable guidelines established in R. v. Morin.
