What is the test for a 21 month delay on an impaired driving charge?
Nova Scotia, Canada
The following excerpt is from R. v. MacNeill, 2006 NSSC 355 (CanLII):
In R v. Coughlan [2003] N.S.J. No. 222, a Nova Scotia Provincial Court Judge found that a 21 month delay was unreasonable on an impaired driving charge. It granted a stay of proceedings.
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