R v Williamson
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r-v-williamson-174-14192813
title:
R v Williamson
text:
R v Williamson is a leading Supreme Court of Canada case in which the Court ruled that Section 3 the Charter of Rights and Freedoms prohibited undue delays in criminal proceedings. The right to be tried within reasonable time was, in Williamson's case, delayed nearly three years between the laying of charges and the end of trial. The justices weighed whether the accused’s right to be tried within reasonable time under s. 11(b) of Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms was infringed, and found a
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Supreme Court of Canada case
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R_v_Williamson
date created:
2020-05-17T08:11:17Z
date modified:
2024-09-02T21:17:26Z
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