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Ruling prompts courthouse changes BY FANTAUZZ1 Another bail court has been established in York Region in the wake of a ruling that allowed a man accused of serious charges to go free Details were presented in an Ontario Court of Appeal ruling made public Mon day in which Davood Zarinchang 27 was ordered back to trial Charges including assault and threaten ing death laid against Mr Zarinchang were stayed in October 2007 after Ontario Justice Howard Chisvin ruled the Markham mans charter rights were breached because he was denied a bail hearing for 24 days according to the appeals court ruling The serious nature of this matter could only be remedied by the most significant remedy available that being a stay of the charges Justice said at the time The allegations were never proven The appealed Justice ruling Today the Newmarket courthouse ates two bail courts five days a week and additional bail courts if the numbers rant it Attorney General spokesperson Bren dan Crawley said The second bail court was established in January 2006 Mr Crawley said Before that one bail court operated five days a week with the help of a firstappear ance court when required he added An additional bail court was also added during the week after a statutory holiday In its ruling the appeals court noted Jus tice Chisvins ruling appears to have caused the authorities in York Region to take some steps to address the bail issue However the Attorney General does not have statistics that can show if there has been a change in how quickly bail hearings are being granted in Newmarket since the creation of the second bail court according to Mr Crawley After balancing several legal factors the ending of the case against Mr Zarinchang may be an appropriate price for society to pay in order to correct a serious systemic failure in the bail system in York Region die appeals court ruling states But the information the appeals court worked with suggested balancing did not happen the ruling states For that reason Justice Chisvins order that stopped the pros ecution of Mr was set aside In ordering a new trial and setting aside Justice ruling the appeals court did not rule out the Markham mans ability to again claim his charter rights have been violated The York Region Crown was concerned enough about systemic problems that a committee was established to address the issue In Mr case it appears the failure of the bail system in York Region that was found by Justice Chisvin would likely continue to affect others in the future unless action was taken the appeals court ruling states Uptons Year End Invent 501 would rather sell them than count them SAVE ON ALL AUDIO AND VIDEO THROUGHOUT THE STORE Liprons AUDIO VIDEO ft Looking lor that perfect piece to finish your or Sat Sunday FREE Aurora yorkreglon 1 Municipal Drive Aurora Looking for the perfect gift for a valued employee For more information please contact 111 SENIOR STAR COMPETITION I Are YOU a Senior Star THURSDAY JUNE17TH AT 200PM AURORA RESTHAVEN LONG TERM CARE RESIDENCE 32 Mill St Aurora 9057271939 BARTON RETIREMENT RESIDENCE 17290 Leslie St Newmarket 9059671331 PARK PLACE MANOR RETIREMENT RESIDENCE 15055 Yonge St Aurora 9057272952