Hoskins also said he was prepared to stay criminal charges: "If I have to, I have to." MacRury stayed two theft charges against a man and a woman related to shoplifting at a supermarket. The charges have stayed — judicial stay — because the state is not prepared to bring them before the court." He said the judge "grew impatient," and in Giacomantonio's eight years as a lawyer, he's never seen charges stayed for that reason. "We are working closely with Dartmouth provincial court to ensure adequate staffing levels exist at all times," she said.

Source: CBC News September 08, 2017 09:00 UTC