Criminal Charges Stayed

• Call for charges to be reinstated against guardians of 4-year-old Serenity as lawsuit winds through the courts

  A man and woman had been jointly charged in 2017 with failing to provide the necessaries of life, not in connection with her death, but with the conditions of her care.

  Canada

  Aug 17, 2019
  
• Charges stayed against guardians of 4-year-old Serenity

  Charges against two guardians of Serenity have been stayed. The Crown determined the matter no longer meets the prosecution standard of 'reasonable likelihood of conviction.'

  Crime

  Aug 13, 2019
  
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• ‘Swamped’ Alberta police watchdog spurs calls for better justice system funding

  Experts suggest Alberta's lack of efficiency in criminal case processing has to do with a "chronic underfunding" of justice departments.

  Dec 1, 2016
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• UPDATE: Inadequate funding for legal aid puts fair trials in jeopardy, experts warn

  Criminal charges against three Albertans could be stayed unless legal aid can be provided to the defendants within the next week.

  Politics

  Aug 15, 2014