R. v. Allen

R. v. Allen Collection Supreme Court Judgments Date 1997-10-17 Report [1997] 3 SCR 700 Case number 25549 Judges Sopinka, John; Gonthier, Charles Doherty; Cory, Peter deCarteret; McLachlin, Beverley; Major, John C. On appeal from Ontario Subjects Constitutional law Notes SCC Case Information: 25549 Decision Content R. v. Allen, [1997] 3 S.C.R. 700 Hopeton Allen Appellant v. Her Majesty The Queen Respondent Indexed as: R. v. Allen File No.: 25549. 1997: October 17. Present: Sopinka, Gonthier, Cory, McLachlin and Major JJ. on appeal from the court of appeal for ontario Constitutional law ‑‑ Charter of Rights ‑‑ Trial within reasonable time ‑‑ Delay not occasioned by scarcity of judicial resources ‑‑ Whether stay of proceedings appropriate. APPEAL from a judgment of the Ontario Court of Appeal (1996), 92 O.A.C. 345, 110 C.C.C. (3d) 331, 1 C.R. (5th) 347, [1996] O.J. 3175, allowing an appeal from a judgment of Ferguson J. granting a stay of proceedings. Appeal dismissed. Peter Rosenthal and Charles C. Roach, for the appellant. David Butt, for the respondent. //Sopinka J.// The judgment of the Court was delivered orally by 1 Sopinka J. -- We agree with the reasons of Doherty J.A. (1996), 92 O.A.C. 345, in the Court of Appeal. Accordingly, the appeal is dismissed. Judgment accordingly. Solicitors for the appellant: Roach, Schwartz & Associates, Toronto. Solicitor for the respondent: The Attorney General for Ontario, Toronto. …