What is the impact of section 254(3) of the Criminal Code on the meaning of the phrase "as soon as practicable"?
Ontario, Canada
The following excerpt is from R. v. Machado, 2015 ONCJ 163 (CanLII):
[78] In Regina v. Deruelle 1992 CanLII 73 (SCC), [1992] S.C.J. No. 69 the court dealt with the interaction of s. 254(3) and s. 258(1)(c) of the Criminal Code specifically as it relates to the purpose of each section and the common phrase used in both sections of “as soon as practicable”.
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