Supreme Court

Decision Information

R v Karst

Court Supreme Court
Date 1991-02-04
Other citations [1991] NWTR 115
File numbers CR 01100
Judge(s) de Weerdt
Location Yellowknife
Cases and statutes considered Cases considered:
R. v. Arviv (1985), 45 C.R. (3d) 354, leave to appeal to S.C.C. refused 19 C.C.C. (3d) 395n
R. v. Askov, [1990] 2 S.C.R. 1199
R. v. Bennett, [1990] O.J. No. 3271
R. v. Boylan, [1979] 3 W.W.R. 435 (Sask. C.A.)
R. v. Butt (August 13, 1987) (Nfld. T.D.)
R. v. Clarke, [1987] S.J. No. 840
R. v. Conway, [1989] 1 S.C.R. 1659
R. v. Dennis, [1985] N.W.T.R. 33 (C.A.)
R. v. Emonts, [1990] B.C.J. No. 2681
R. v. Ertel (1987), 58 C.R. (3d) 252, leave to appeal to S.C.C. refused 36 C.C.C. (3d) vi
R. v. Harris (1989), 74 Nfld. P.E.I.R. 43 (Nfld. T.D.)
R. v. Kakee (January 25, 1991) (N.W.T.S.C.)
R. v. Kilabuk, [1990] N.W.T.R. 368 (S.C.)
R. v. MacDougall (1985), 70 N.S.R. (2d) 210 (T.D.)
R. v. McGrath (1985), 19 C.R.R. 22 (Nfld. C.A.)
R. v. Mills, [1986] 1 S.C.R. 863
R. v. Potvin, [1990] O.J. No. 2391
R. v Rahey, [1987] 1 S.C.R. 588
R. v. Reiter (1985), 44 Sask R. 241 (Q.B.)
R. v. Schreder, [1987] N.W.T.R. 240 (S.C.)
R. v. Smith, [1989] 2 S.C.R. 1120
R. v. Stensrud (1988), 42 C.C.C. (3d) 569, affirmed [1989] 2 S.C.R. 1115
RSkogman v. R., [1984] 2 S.C.R. 93

Statutes considered:
Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, s. 7
Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, s. 11(b)
Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, s. 11(d)
Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, s. 24(1)
Criminal Code, R.S.C. 1985, c. C-46, s. 2
Criminal Code, R.S.C. 1985, c. C-46, s. 486(3)
Criminal Code, R.S.C. 1985, c. C-46, s. 535
Criminal Code, R.S.C. 1985, c. C-46, s. 540 as amended
Criminal Code, R.S.C. 1985, c. C-46, s. 549
Criminal Code, R.S.C. 1985, c. C-46, s. 551
Criminal Code, R.S.C. 1985, c. C-46, s. 577
Criminal Code, R.S.C. 1985, c. C-46, s. 645 as amended
Criminal Code, R.S.C. 1985, c. C-46, s. 650(3)
Interpretation Act, R.S.C. 1985, c. I-21, s. 11
Interpretation Act, R.S.C. 1985, c. I-21, s. 35(1)
Decision information:

Summary: Criminal proceedings stayed on application by the accused on grounds of unreasonable delay of the trial
Abstract: Application by accused for stay of proceedings on grounds of unreasonable delay of prosecution
Decision: Application allowed
Subjects: Criminal law - Abuse of process - Stay of proceedings
Criminal law - Assault
Keywords: Stay of proceedings
Unreasonable delay

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