The applicant, charged with possession of proceeds of crime and possession of cocaine for the purpose of trafficking, brought an application to stay the proceedings under s. 11(b) of the Charter, alleging unreasonable delay.
The total delay was approximately 44 months.
The court found that the period during which the applicant was out of the country and the subsequent extradition process constituted a discrete event.
Deducting this period brought the net delay well below the 30-month presumptive ceiling established in Jordan.
The application was dismissed.
