What is the effect of a delay of 20 months on a charge of fraud?
Nova Scotia, Canada
The following excerpt is from R v. Deyoung, 2007 NSSC 325 (CanLII):
The Court, here, is also aware of my own decision in the case of R v. MacNeil, 2006 NSSC 355, delivered recently, where I found a delay of 20 months in regard to a charge of fraud was unreasonable.
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