BCO 33.20

33.20. 32-20

32-20. The accused or a member of the court may object to the consideration of a charge, for example, if he thinks the passage of time since the alleged offense makes fair adjudication unachievable. The court should consider factors such as the gravity of the alleged offense as well as what degradations of evidence and memory may have occurred in the intervening period.

For discussion

1. Put this answer in your own words, then say what it rules out — what belief is it written against?