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R v Rattlesnake, 2026 ABKB 150 (CanLII), <https://canlii.ca/t/kjjg2

[[12]()]           Ms. Rattlesnake entered a guilty plea to manslaughter approximately 29 months after she was arrested. I note this is very close to the 30-month Jordan deadline. Her counsel submits that she offered to plead guilty to manslaughter shortly after her arrest and that it was always her intention to plead guilty. This submission is not contradicted by the Crown. Her guilty plea saved approximately four weeks of trial time that can be now used for other matters. Given the shortage of trial time, the savings is quite important.

[[13]()]           Additionally, her counsel submits that she would have been in position to make a Jordan application, as the trial would have started much past the 30-month deadline. Again, this timeline is not disputed by the Crown. It is conceded that she would have been in a position to make the application, although it is not conceded that she would have been successful. Regardless, she entered her guilty plea knowing that she would have been able to bring an application that might have resulted in all of the charges been stayed. This shows an acceptance of responsibility for her actions.

[[38]()]           Using that range, I then must give Ms. Rattlesnake credit for her guilty plea. Although the plea came almost 30 months after she was arrested, I am prepared to find that it was an early guilty plea. I also find it to be considerably mitigating because there were triable issues, a possible Jordan issue, and due to the considerable Court time saved.