IN THE PROVINCIAL COURT FOR THE PROVINCE OF NOVA SCOTIA
[Cite as: R. v. Stephen Reginald Greener, 2003 NSPC 058]
BETWEEN:
Her Majesty the Queen
- and -
Stephen Reginald Greener
Judge D. William MacDonald Dartmouth, Nova Scotia Case Nos.: 1378524, 1379525
& 1378526
LIBRARY HEADING
HEARD: November 27, 2003
DECISION DATE: November 27, 2003
SUBJECT: Criminal Law; Bail Variation
SUMMARY: Defendant applied to vary a bail order to which the defendant had consented, having the advice of duty counsel. The prosecutor did not consent to the application and submitted the Court lacked jurisdiction.
ISSUE(S): Is the defendant “being tried” in the Provincial Court within the meaning of Section 523 of the Criminal Code, after arraignment on a summary conviction offence?
RESULT: The Provincial Court has jurisdiction to vary bail conditions.
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