Supreme Court clarifies details on strict Jordan time limits on criminal trials
The Supreme Court of Canada has clarified the criteria for extending trial timelines in complex criminal cases. While reaffirming the 18-month and 30-month deadlines established in its 2016 Jordan decision, the court allows for exemptions in particularly complex cases. This ruling comes amid ongoing debates about the balance between timely justice and the complexities of certain prosecutions.
- ▪The Supreme Court ruled that complex criminal cases can exceed the strict trial deadlines set in the 2016 Jordan decision.
- ▪Judges must consider the complexity of a case and the Crown's efforts to mitigate delays before allowing extensions.
- ▪The decision maintains the original deadlines but allows for some exceptions, responding to calls for flexibility in the judicial process.
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Open this photo in gallery:The Supreme Court of Canada ruled in its 2016 Jordan decision that criminal trials in provincial courts must be completed 18 months after charges are laid, with a longer, 30-month timeline for cases in superior courts.Adrian Wyld/The Canadian PressShareSave for laterPlease log in to bookmark this story.Log InCreate Free AccountThe Supreme Court of Canada has laid out new criteria to allow certain complex criminal prosecutions to stretch beyond the strict deadlines imposed by a previous landmark decision on trial delays – a decade-old ruling that has seen thousands of criminal cases tossed out.In a decision released on Friday, the justices reaffirmed that some trials, such as those weighed down by reams of documents, large numbers of co-accused or thousands of…
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