{
  "id": 6795542,
  "title": "No need to set time limit for sentencing proceedings, Supreme Court of Canada rules",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/11/no-need-to-set-time-limit-for-sentencing-proceedings-supreme-court-of-6795542",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-11T15:24:14.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "CityNews",
    "slug": "citynews",
    "url": "https://toronto.citynews.ca/2026/09/11/no-need-to-set-time-limit-for-sentencing-proceedings-supreme-court-of-canada-rules/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Supreme Court of Canada has ruled that a man convicted of sexual assault is entitled to a reduced sentence due to the lengthy post-verdict sentencing phase. However, the court also stated there is no requirement for a specific time limit for determining a sentence, as there is no proof of a culture of complacency in Canadian sentencing proceedings. The man, an Iranian citizen on a work permit in Ontario, was convicted in 2021. His sentencing proceedings continued into 2022 when he sought a stay, arguing his Charter right to timely justice had been violated. The Ontario trial judge dismissed the application, citing a five-month limit. The man appealed to the Ontario Court of Appeal, which revised the delay and reduced the sentence to 20 months. The Supreme Court, in a unanimous decision, acknowledged the infringement of his Charter right but disagreed with the five-month limit, noting no evidence of a culture that would deem a delay presumptively unreasonable. The court emphasized that the variability of sentencing cases called for a flexible approach, rather than a fixed time limit.",
  "summary": "OTTAWA — The Supreme Court of Canada says a man is entitled to a reduction in his sentence for sexual assault because the post-verdict sentencing phase of the case took too long.",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}