R v Jordan (2016)

R. v. Jordan
Supreme Court of Canada
Hearing: October 7, 2015
Judgment: July 8, 2016
Full case nameBarrett Richard Jordan v. Her Majesty The Queen
Citations[2016] 1 S.C.R. 631
Docket No.36068 [1]
Prior historyJudgment for the Crown in the British Columbia Court of Appeal.
RulingAppeal allowed, stay of proceedings granted
Holding
A delay of 44 months between the charges and the end of trial violates a person's right to be tried within a reasonable time under section 11 of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms.
Court membership
Chief Justice: Beverley McLachlin
Puisne Justices: Rosalie Abella, Thomas Cromwell, Michael Moldaver, Andromache Karakatsanis, Richard Wagner, Clément Gascon, Suzanne Côté, Russell Brown
Reasons given
MajorityMoldaver, Karakatsanis and Brown JJ., joined by Abella and Côté JJ.
ConcurrenceCromwell J., joined by McLachlin C.J. and Wagner and Gascon JJ.

R. v. Jordan[2] 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.[3]

  1. ^ SCC Case Information - Docket 36068 Supreme Court of Canada
  2. ^ R v Jordan, 1 S.C.R. 631 (SCC 2016).
  3. ^ "R. v. Jordan – The Supreme Court of Canada Dramatically Alters the Framework Applicable to the Right to a Criminal Trial Within a Reasonable Time". McCarthy Tétrault LLP. 2016.