R. v. Murdock, [1992] 2 S.C.R. 164
Terrance Murdock Appellant
v.
Her Majesty The Queen Respondent
Indexed as: R. v. Murdock
File No.: 22632.
1992: June 4.
Present: L'Heureux‑Dubé, Sopinka, Gonthier, McLachlin and Iacobucci JJ.
on appeal from the court of appeal for ontario
Constitutional law ‑‑ Charter of Rights ‑‑ Trial within a reasonable time ‑‑ Delay in this case not unreasonable.
Cases Cited
Applied: R. v. Morin, 1992 CanLII 89 (SCC), [1992] 1 S.C.R. 771.
APPEAL from a judgment of the Ontario Court of Appeal rendered September 5, 1991 allowing the Crown's appeal from a stay of proceedings ordered by Beaulne Prov. Ct. J. Appeal dismissed.
Christopher McAviney, for the appellant.
Scott C. Hutchison and David G. Algie, for the respondent.
The judgment of the Court was delivered orally by
//L'Heureux-Dubé J.//
L'Heureux‑Dubé J. ‑‑ It will not be necessary to hear from you Mr. Hutchison. The Court is ready to hand down judgment. The judgment will be pronounced by Mr. Justice Sopinka.
//Sopinka J.//
Sopinka J. ‑‑ This appeal, which is here as of right, is governed by the principles expressed by this Court in R. v. Morin, 1992 CanLII 89 (SCC), [1992] 1 S.C.R. 771, released March 26, 1992. Applying those principles, we agree with the conclusion of the Court of Appeal that the delay in this case was not unreasonable. Accordingly, the appeal is dismissed.
Judgment accordingly.
Solicitor for the appellant: Christopher R. McAviney, Ottawa.
Solicitor for the respondent: The Attorney General for Ontario, Toronto.