A former Canadian Forces soldier accused of first-degree murder who went free after years of court delays has been ordered to stand trial, the Court of Appeal for Ontario has ruled. ​Charge stayed in November 2016Ontario Superior Court Justice Julianne Parfett stayed the first-degree murder charge on Nov. 15, 2016, and Picard walked out of the Ottawa courthouse a free man. Greenspon relied on a 2016 Supreme Court of Canada ruling, known as the Jordan decision, to stay the accused killer's murder charge. The top court ruled that the time between charges being laid and the completion of the trial must not exceed 30 months for cases in Superior Court. Nicole and Amine Nayel said in June they weren't optimistic the Ontario Court of Appeal would rule in their favour.

Source: CBC News September 07, 2017 17:25 UTC