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THE COVID EFFECT – BAIL

Posted byDennis Reeve 22 January 202122 January 2021

In Brampton, charges were stayed as the accused was held in custody for 12 days before he had a bail hearing. There are “long-standing and glaring systemic issues,” in Brampton’s bail court.

“It is most regrettable that it has come to this,” Harris wrote. “Sadly, the long-standing nature of this problem and the profoundly detrimental effect on countless others not before the court, coupled with the virtually inevitable perpetuation of delays into the future, requires a stay.”
https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2021/01/21/brampton-judge-tosses-organized-crime-linked-gambling-case-over-egregious-12-day-wait-for-bail-hearing.html?rf
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