SOC323H5 Chapter Notes -Regional Municipality Of Durham, Fundamental Justice
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> accused entitled to bail hearing within 24 hours of arrest or as soon as. > onus rests with the crown when it comes to keeping an accused in custody. > prosecutor has to persuade the court that it is in the public"s interest to deprive the liberty of someone presumed innocent. > delay caused by backlog affects all those waiting for their bail hearings but the injustice is greater where the crown"s opposition to the release of an accused causes further delay.
