Jordan Application

• How many criminal cases are delayed in Alberta and what can be done?

  According to the most recent statistics from the province from 2016 to the end of March of 2023, there were 423 Jordan applications.

  Crime

  Jul 18, 2023
  
• Case of Calgary police officer convicted of assault ‘treading in Jordan territory’

  Provincial Court Judge Michelle Christopher convicted Const. Alex Dunn in December of assault causing bodily harm, but so far he has not been sentenced.

  Crime

  Jun 15, 2021
  
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• ‘It’s a travesty’: Nearly 800 criminal cases thrown out over delays since 2016 Jordan decision

  A database compiled by Global News has found that 789 criminal cases — ranging from manslaughter to drug trafficking and even murder — have been stayed over unreasonable delays.

  Canada

  Jun 10, 2019
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• Ex Edmonton police officer found guilty of drug trafficking

  A former member of the Edmonton Police Service's Drug and Gang Enforcement Unit has been found guilty of two counts of trafficking steroids.

  Crime

  Feb 13, 2018
• New trial ordered for man whose Alberta murder case was thrown out over delays

  An accused killer whose case was thrown out because of unreasonable delays will now have to face a new trial.

  Crime

  Feb 8, 2018
• Crown confirms it will appeal Jordan ruling in Van Voorthuizen case

  Global News has confirmed the Crown will be appealing a Jordan Decision granted on Nov. 21 that stated the case took too long to make its way through the court system.

  Crime

  Dec 11, 2017
• Charges against former Taber man stayed in historic Alberta sexual assault case

  A judge in Lethbridge ruled the case against Van Voorthuizen has taken too long to make its way through the court system.

  Crime

  Nov 21, 2017
• New trial underway for Alberta man accused of sexually assaulting 2 boys

  A new trial got underway in Lethbridge on Monday in the case of a former Taber man who had two sexual assault convictions overturned last year.

  Crime

  Nov 20, 2017
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• Convicted Calgary mother Tamara Lovett’s Jordan application dismissed

  A Calgary mother convicted in the death of her seven-year-old son will be sentenced for criminal negligence causing death.

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  Nov 17, 2017
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• Alberta prosecutor says court delays force Crown to toss criminal cases ‘on the trash heap’

  An Alberta prosecutor says the Crown is being forced to toss criminal cases "on the trash heap" because of a backlog and lack of resources in the courts that appears to have no end in sight.

  Crime

  Oct 26, 2017