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Rv jordan 2016.
11 b of the charter.
11 b of the charter.
Attorney general of alberta british columbia civil liberties association and.
R v jordan was a decision of the supreme court of canada which rejected the framework traditionally used to determine whether an accused was tried within a reasonable time under section 11 b of the canadian charter of rights and freedoms and replaced it with a presumptive ceiling of 18 months between the charges and the trial in a provincial court without preliminary inquiry or 30 months in other cases.
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Jordan decision in 2016 which set deadlines of 18 months for provincial court trials and 30 months in.
On july 8 2016 the supreme court of canada released r v jordan 2016 scc 27 jordan a decision that fundamentally changed the framework that determines whether an accused has been tried within a reasonable time under s 11 b of the charter.
Barrett jordan was involved in a dial a dope operation in langley and surrey b c.
11 b charter of rights and freedoms.
Jordan 2016 scc 27 2016 1 s c r.
Ripple effects of supreme court s decision in r.
Jordan when it held that trials in provincial courts should be held within 18 months while trials in superior courts should take place with in 30 months.
Jordan 2016 supreme court of canada may not envisioned the future effects of it s decision in r.
Jordan 2016 scc 27 the supreme court of canada on which justice moldaver now sits recently made broad and sweeping changes to the framework that determines whether an accused has been tried within a reasonable time under s.
Barrett richard jordan was charged in december 2008 for his role in a dial a dope operation and his trial ended with a conviction in february 2013.
Her majesty the queen respondent.
While the impact of explicitly overthrowing a well established framework with years of precedent remains to be seen it is clear that this decision has already begun to have a radical impact on the crown.
The decision by a 5 4 majority has the potential to radically alter the way that criminal cases are litigated particularly for corporate defendants.
Kenny s case was among the hundreds thrown out in the aftermath of the supreme court s r.
You can search by the scc 5 digit case number by name or word in the style of cause or by file number from the appeal court.
Jordan 2016 1 scr 631.
Barrett richard jordan appellant.
