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Right to be Tried Within a Reasonable Time: R v KJM and Presumptive Ceilings for the Youth Justice System
How should the section 11(b) Charter right to a trial within a reasonable time be applied to the youth justice system? In R v KJM, 2018 ABCA 278 (KJM), the Alberta Court of Appeal ("ABCA") grappled with whether the presumptive 18 month ceiling for offences to be tried in provincial courts, from Jordan, applies to youth […]