R. v. McCallum (N.J.) 2013 ABQB 175 Criminal Law — Compelling appearance, detention and release — Interim release or detention of
accused pending trial or appeal — Review In August 2012, the court issued a notice to the profession, setting out, as a pilot project for Edmonton, «Changes to s. 525 Detention Review and s. 520 Bail Review Hearings» under the Criminal Code.
Not exact matches
He revealed that the State Ministry of Justice had filed charges in the High Court against the
accused persons and we stand by the
pending charges and the
trial process already lawfully initiated in Ilorin.
Justice Ahmed Mohammed in a ruling on the
accused persons» bail applications also ordered that they should deposit their passport with the court
pending the determination of their
trial.
Justice Salihu adjourned the case to January 29, 2016 for the commencement of
trial and ordered that the
accused persons be remanded in Ikoyi prison
pending perfection of their bail terms.
The State Ministry of Justice had in fact filed charges in the High Court against the
accused persons and we stand by the
pending charges and the
trial process already lawfully initiated in Ilorin.
There are a lot of
pending criminal cases in respect of which of the
accused persons standing
trials made offers for plea bargain.
Formal charges will be entered against the
accused and it will be determined whether the
accused will be released from police custody
pending trial.
For example, in R. v. Elliott, the defendant
accused of harassment on Twitter was banned from using Twitter
pending trial.
Known informally as «bail,» this legal mechanism allows for
accused persons to be released from custody
pending a
trial or resolution of their criminal charges.
If the prosecution does not consent, then a court must decide if the
accused should be detained
pending trial.
There are certain offences for which the Criminal Code directs that the
accused show why their detention in custody is not required
pending trial.
Release
pending trial is critically important to every
accused person, both because defending a case is much more difficult from in - custody than out; and also because the presumption of innocence is always undermined where a person is held in jail before his or her guilt and innocence is determined.