The Crown applied under s. 521(1) of the Criminal Code for a review of a Justice of the Peace's decision to release the accused on strict conditions.
The Crown argued the Justice of the Peace erred in considering the rareness of detention on the tertiary ground as a guiding principle and in giving inappropriate weight to electronic monitoring and COVID-19 delays.
The court found no error in the Justice of the Peace's analysis regarding the tertiary ground or the weight given to electronic monitoring and COVID-19's impact on trial delays.
The Crown's application was dismissed, and the accused's release was maintained.
