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R. v. Bennett

[1992] 2 SCR 168 Court SCC Decision date 1992-06-05 Docket 22532 English

PartiesReginald Bennett Appellant·Her Majesty The Queen Respondent

Judges L'Heureux-Dubé, Claire; Sopinka, John; Gonthier, Charles Doherty; McLachlin, Beverley; Iacobucci, Frank

Decision 3–1–1 Majority (3) · L'Heureux‑Dubé J. (1) · Sopinka J. (1)

On appeal from Ontario

Subjects Constitutional law

Contents

Majority

The judgment of the Court was delivered orally by

//L'Heureux-Dubé J.//

L'Heureux‑Dubé J.

L'Heureux‑Dubé J. ‑‑ It will not be necessary to hear from you Mr. Butt. The Court is ready to hand down judgment. The judgment will be pronounced by Mr. Justice Sopinka.
//Sopinka J.//

Sopinka J.

Sopinka J. ‑‑ This appeal as of right is governed by the principles expressed in R. v. Morin, [1992] 1 S.C.R. 771, released March 26, 1992. We do not share the views of the appellant with respect to the emphasis placed on statistics. Applying the factors in Morin, we agree with the conclusion reached by the Court of Appeal that there was no unreasonable delay in this case. The appeal is therefore dismissed.
Judgment accordingly.
Solicitors for the appellant: Ruby & Edwardh, Toronto.
Solicitor for the respondent: The Attorney General for Ontario, Toronto.

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