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I present for you the Canadian legal system. Because a court case took 4 months longer then the limit a man walks free of a sexual assault conviction
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A Nova Scotia man's sexual assault conviction has been overturned because his case took too long to go through the justice system.
Jamal Zaki was charged with sexual assault on April 13, 2022. After a provincial court trial concluded 22½ months later, he was convicted of the charge on March 25, 2024.
The Supreme Court of Canada has set strict timelines for the completion of criminal matters in lower courts. In provincial courts, the so-called Jordan timeline calls for cases to be done in 18 months. Zaki's lawyer argued his conviction violated his client's rights under the Charter of Rights and Freedoms because the case exceeded the 18-month mark.
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