March 20, 2015 - 4:22 PM
CLEARWATER – A judge acquitted a woman of her impaired driving charges after her lawyer argued the case violated her charter right to be tried within a reasonable amount of time —a problem in the small town of Clearwater where court time is unpredictable.
Last week, Provincial Court Judge Len Marchand said delays due to lack of available court time and space had “an extremely prejudicial impact” on accused Agatha Jarzebiak, 64.