We have had a couple of cases in my riding that have puzzled me. One was a head-on collision by a drunk driver from the reserve, who killed four people. It took longer to have that case resolved than the sentence he got. There were 18 court hearings. It went on and on, and it was all through legal aid.
I'm trying to understand why that would be, when the initial plea was guilty. How can that possibly happen? I could give you the specifics of the case, but it went for 18 trials. I know, because I was at every one waiting for the results, as the people who died in this situation and the driver of the vehicle were all from my riding. I know it was legal aid that was assisting the offender.
Is there any explanation as to why certain cases would go 18 times, in which the plea is entered as guilty?