Jordan Rule Struck Down by Evidence Delays

The Supreme Court’s Jordan ruling slapped strict deadlines on criminal cases—18 months for provincial courts, 30 for superior courts—or risk losing charges. But delays in handing over evidence, known as disclosure, are crashing the system. Routine charges like assault and obstruction are getting tossed because critical evidence—handwritten notes, videos, even officer misconduct records—is taking months or even over a year to appear. In one case, charges were stayed nearly three years later after a disclosure request stalled through multiple prosecutors. Police and prosecutors are scrambling: Newfoundland rolled out a digital evidence upload system, and prosecutors are adopting new tech to handle exploding digital evidence loads. The goal? Get cases through court before the clock runs out—before the system itself becomes the reason charges vanish. Support the show:Get a discount at https://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/5c5ea4918241f5d8