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   From: gregcarrsober@gmail.com   
      
   Canada's highest court has ruled that a group of Hells Angels members   
   who received a stay of proceedings because of lengthy delays in their   
   case will not have to stand trial anew.   
      
   Quebec to appeal release of 31 accused bikers   
   The hearing took place before the Supreme Court of Canada today, with   
   the ruling coming directly from the bench.   
      
   Quebec Superior Court Justice James Brunton ordered the stay of   
   proceedings for 31 Hells Angels members and sympathizers in 2011.   
      
   They had been arrested as part of the 2009 police sweep dubbed SharQc   
   and were charged with various drug-related offences.   
      
   The Supreme Court ruled that Brunton did not err in exercising his   
   discretion to order a stay in the case.   
      
   It agreed that defendants would be prejudiced by the lengthy delays and   
   that they would not face a trial within a reasonable time, as required   
   by the law.   
      
   The Crown went to the Supreme Court after losing an appeal in Quebec's   
   highest court.   
      
   The police sweep led to the arrest of more than 150 people, with a   
   number of mega-trials expected in the future.   
      
   © The Canadian Press,   
      
   http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/hells-angels-win-ruling-f   
   om-supreme-court-1.2505144   
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