Crown attorneys in Manitoba are calling for modifications, saying they’re getting snowed beneath with unnecessary paperwork in provincial courtroom bail hearings.
The Manitoba Affiliation of Crown Attorneys says prosecutors at present must sift by way of mounds of experiences and data to arrange for bail hearings.
However whereas they’ve to arrange for a mess of instances, a choose few ever make it earlier than a decide.
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They’re asking Premier Wab Kinew’s authorities to make rule modifications in order that prosecutors are given a day’s discover earlier than bail hearings they contest go earlier than a decide.
The affiliation says that will be a significantly better use of time, permitting them to concentrate on a smaller variety of hearings.
The group says this could additionally match what different provinces are already doing.
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