EDMONTON – Alberta’s solution to one problem facing its justice system has created another.
A man is to face trial following an Appeal Court ruling on bail hearings brought in after the shooting death of a Mountie.
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Reilly was charged with assault, unlawful confinement and other offences.
But he was not brought before a justice of the peace to ask for bail until nearly 36 hours had passed — well past the 24-hour limit.
The judge at Reilly’s original trial noted that such delays were becoming increasingly frequent since the province decided that police would no longer represent the Crown at bail hearings.
That decision came after the death of Constable David Wynn by a man who was free on bail after a hearing in which a police officer appeared instead of a Crown prosecutor.
Alberta then implemented a system in which prosecutors would handle all bail hearings.
The government says it is reviewing the court decision.
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(The Canadian Press)
Reilly was charged with assault, unlawful confinement and other offences.
But he was not brought before a justice of the peace to ask for bail until nearly 36-hours had passed — well past the 24-hour limit.
The judge at Reilly’s original trial noted that such delays were becoming increasingly frequent since the province decided that police would no longer represent the Crown at bail hearings.
That decision came after the death of Constable David Wynn by a man who was free on bail after a hearing in which a police officer appeared instead of a Crown prosecutor.
Alberta then implemented a system in which prosecutors would handle all bail hearings.
The government says it is reviewing the court decision.
(The Canadian Press)
