Defence has yet to receive disclosure of Crown file against 57-year-old Dartmouth man accused of abusing daughter in Coles Island area between 2019 and 2022
Just as it didn't suggest the defence hadn't bothered to obtain disclosure, the story didn't say the Crown was withholding anything either. It's incredibly common, especially in more complex and sensitive cases, for the disclosure process to take some time. All that's been suggested thus far is that the disclosure - which originates from the investigating police agency - isn't available yet. It's far too early in the process to jump to any conclusions yet.
The disclosure isn't usually available as soon as a charge is laid. Derrah wasn't saying he didn't get it yet - he was saying he hadn't received it yet, in that it wasn't yet available to the defence.
Just as it didn't suggest the defence hadn't bothered to obtain disclosure, the story didn't say the Crown was withholding anything either. It's incredibly common, especially in more complex and sensitive cases, for the disclosure process to take some time. All that's been suggested thus far is that the disclosure - which originates from the investigating police agency - isn't available yet. It's far too early in the process to jump to any conclusions yet.
The disclosure isn't usually available as soon as a charge is laid. Derrah wasn't saying he didn't get it yet - he was saying he hadn't received it yet, in that it wasn't yet available to the defence.