Judge’s ruling could set Nunavut precedent on detention reviews – Nunatsiaq News
16 July 2020
“We’re the first ones discussing this”
Lawyers in Iqaluit presented arguments last Friday in a case that could set a territorial precedent for the way detention reviews work.
Defence lawyer Mia Manocchio and Crown lawyer Gregory Lyndon spoke for about four hours in front of Justice Paul Bychok on questions raised at a June 18 hearing on whether a section of the Criminal Code gives Nunavummiut in custody the right to multiple pre-trial detention reviews.
The Criminal Code of Canada, under Section 525, states that when the trial of a person in pre-trial custody is delayed for a period of more than 90 days, the court will review whether detention is necessary.
In a 2019 Supreme Court of Canada decision, R. v. Myers, the court unanimously ruled that detention reviews are automatic after 90 days.
