2020年2月在哈利法克斯举行的法院。照片：Zane Woodford
The Crown is refusing Randy Riley’s request for a trial by judge alone, pushing ahead with a jury trial in September 2023 — well after the time limit prescribed by the court system.
In 2018, Riley was convicted of second-degree murder in the 2010 killing of Chad Smith. In 2020, the Supreme Court of Canada unanimously overturned that conviction, ordering a new trial, as El Jones报告对于哈利法克斯审查员：
上诉的重点是warninggiven to the jury about the witnesses in the case. Known as aVetrovec警告，它涉及考虑“不愉快”证人的证据时所需的特殊考虑。内森·约翰逊（Nathan Johnson）是赖利（Riley）的同谋，在同一案件中被判犯有一级谋杀罪，他提供了证据表明，当约翰逊自白地向杀害史密斯（Smith）杀害史密斯（Kill Smith）时，他剥夺了莱利（Riley）。
The Supreme Court agreed with the argument put forward by Riley’s appeal lawyers Lee Seshagiri and Roger Burrill that the trial judge erred in applying the warning to Johnson. They argued:
Vetroveccautions were never intended to prejudice the defence, and serve no purpose when applied to exculpatory evidence. The fact that a witness is called by the Crown, or is described as a “mixed witness”, does not change these fundamental principles. A Vetrovec caution should not have been given against the exculpatory witness in this case.
不仅仅是莱利的共同被告。莱利被判刑后，另一位王室证人保罗·史密斯（Paul Smith）于2019年称莱利的律师，并向一名私人调查员发表声明，说他在法庭上撒谎，蒂姆·布斯奎特（Tim Bousquet）报告对于审查员。史密斯（Smith）也收到了警方的付款，后来失踪了。
但是王冠正在继续。莱利（Riley）于去年四月在保释金上被释放，在休会了两次审判日期之后，他周五在法庭上定下了新审判日期。
After he was convicted by an all-white jury, Riley wanted to have his case heard by a judge alone for his second trial. On Friday, the Crown refused that request.
A judge-alone trial could’ve been scheduled for January to February 2023, but due to scheduling issues for the lawyers, the next available time for a jury trial in Halifax is September 2023.
根据加拿大权利和自由宪章，任何被指控犯罪的人都有权“在合理的时间内进行审判”。加拿大最高法院为2016年的案件R. V Jordan创建了一个新的标题，以决定什么构成合理的时间。对于像莱利（Riley's）在新斯科舍省最高法院的审判，时间表为30个月。
加拿大最高法院下令于2019年11月3日进行新的审判，因此必须在2023年5月3日之前进行新的审判。
莱利的律师特雷弗·麦吉根（Trevor McGuigan）周五在法庭上说：“如果我们继续前进，可以选择在那之前安排莱利先生的审判。”
“The Crown, knowing that, is accepting dates that are beyond the Jordan time. Knowing Mr. Riley’s rights are presumptively violated, judge-alone would save that, the Crown is choosing not to consent in those circumstances.”
Crown attorney Peter Craig confirmed that the Crown is not consenting to a judge-alone trial, but said, “I certainly don’t accept the proposition that Mr. Riley’s rights have been violated.”
McGuigan申请有呆在英航的指控sed on the Jordan time limit. That hearing could happen later this year.
同时，莱利的审判定于2023年9月5日至10月27日在哈利法克斯的新斯科舍省最高法院举行。
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