Selected Case 

The accused had been charged with Fraud Under $5000, and Uttering a Forged Document, and the Crown had elected to proceed summarily. On the day marked for a guilty plea, defence counsel moved to dismiss the Information on the basis that the Information was sworn more than 6 months after the delict. The Crown had tried to re-elect to proceed summarily but the Court dismissed the Information as a nullity. The Alberta Court of Appeal had allowed the Crown appeal, holding that the original Information was valid, and that the Crown could "re-elect" in the circumstances. The Supreme Court dismissed the accused's appeal, saying that when it is discovered before adjudication that the Information does not conform to the 6 month limitation period, a mistrial must be declared if the parties do not consent to waive the limitation period: R. v. Dudley (2009), 2009 SCC 58, 2009 CarswellAlta 2058, 2009 CarswellAlta 2059 (S.C.C.)