Supreme Court

Decision Information

R v J.F.G.

Court Supreme Court
Date 1997-02-04
File numbers CR 03132
Judge(s) Schuler
Location Yellowknife
Cases and statutes considered Statutes considered:
Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, s. 7
Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, s. 11
Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, s. 11 ( d )
Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, s. 24
Criminal Code, R.S.C. 1985, c. C-46, s. 650 ( 3 )
Decision information:

Summary: Application by accused for stay of proceedings. Dismissed
Abstract: Application by accused for stay of proceedings
Decision: Application dismissed
Keywords: Stay of proceedings
Charter
Pre-charge delay
Full answer and defence
Fundamental justice
Abuse of process
Gross indecency
Sexual intercourse
Availability and memory of witness
Passage of time
Financial motive
Police refusing to lay charges 20 years earlier
Unavailability of documentation
Corroboration
Step-daughter

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