R. v. Vrbanic

canada, canadian, case law, court opinion, canlii, csc-scc, 2025canlii125773, 2026 scc 19 (canlii), 2026, scc, 19, (canlii), 41741, 2026, rights and freedoms, charter of rights, s. 11(b) reasonable time, exceptional circumstances, case complexity, whether delay beyond the jordan ceiling was justified by particular complexity, two, stage complexity analysis, threshold and justification, voluminous disclosure, multiple co, accused, pre, trial proceedings considered, appeal allowed, rights and freedoms, charter of rights, s. 11(b) case complexity, proactive mitigation, whether crown took reasonable steps to proactively mitigate delay, case management sought, prosecution groups tailored, disclosure management and scheduling assessed, defence counsel cooperation considered in assessing reasonableness, net delay held justified by complexity, stay of proceedings set aside, procedure, appeals, standard of review, s. 11(b) applications, whether s. 11(b) breach determination is reviewed for correctness, whether case complexity assessment attracts palpable and overriding error absent extricable legal error, effect of miscalculation of delay on deference, appellate intervention permitted, appeal allowed, procedure, remedies, stay of proceedings, s. 11(b) charter applications, whether stay should stand where net delay only four days over ceiling, application judge errors in mitigation analysis and delay calculation, stay set aside and matter remitted back for trial, appeal allowed, rights and freedoms, charter of rights, s. 11(b) framework, residual discretion, whether courts should have discretion to decline to find a breach where net delay exceeds the jordan ceiling, consistency with jordan bright, line approach considered, public interest factors treated as distinct from breach analysis, residual discretion rejected, appeal allowed