Charter Right to a Speedy Trial in Youth Cases - R. v. K.J.M. (2019)
In 2016 the Supreme Court of Canada revised the standard of what constitutes an unreasonable trial length in the landmark decision of R. v. Jordan. The accused was charged in December of 2008; his trial did not conclude until February of 2013. Jordan brought an application under s.11 of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms for a stay of proceedings arguing that the delay of proceedings was unreasonable.
R v. Poulin: Charter Right to the Lesser of Two Punishments Not the Lesser of Many
In 2016 Mr. Poulin was found guilty of sexual offences he committed in 1979 and 1987 against two minors who were 7 and 15 years old while Poulin himself was 44 and 51 years old. At the time of his sentencing, Mr. Poulin was old and sick, he was suffering from a degenerative neurological disorder and was living in a full-time care facility.
