Is the delay of 14 months prejudicial?
Alberta, Canada
The following excerpt is from R. v. Cardinal, 1985 CanLII 1443 (AB QB):
[10] The offence charged in this case is certainly nothing more than an ordinary street crime. It is not suggested that there is anything complex about the evidence or the law relating to it. I am of the view that the delay of 14 months in this case is presumptively prejudicial and that I must consider the other three factors referred to by Mr. Justice Powell in Barker v. Wingo.
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