June 4th, 2019
Crown Inviting Dismissal Of Charge – R. v. I., 2019 Ft. McMurray Provincial Court
Firm Cases Tags: Acquittal, Cocaine, Possession For Purposes
Client charged with possession of various substances for the purposes of trafficking after landlord discovered evidence of cocaine to crack conversion in a closet. Police executed a search warrant and client was found inside the premises. Held: Acquittal. Case proceeded to trial, but after hearing defence lawyer’s cross examination of their star witness, the Crown … Read More.
July 3rd, 2014
R. v C.B., 2014 AB Prov Ct
Firm Cases Tags: Anonymous Informant, Cocaine, Possession For Purposes, Withdrawn
Accused was charged with possession of cocaine for the purpose of trafficking. The police received an anonymous tip advising them that the occupants of a certain vehicle were trafficking in drugs. The police located the vehicle, stopped it, arrested the occupants (the accused was a passenger), and upon searching the vehicle found cocaine. The defence … Read More.
November 23rd, 2017
R v Affi, 2017 Alberta Court Of Appeal (Edmonton) – Trafficking Sentence Of 3 Years Upheld
Law Updates Tags: 3 Years, Cocaine, Sentence, Trafficking
Defence appeal from 3-year sentence after accused pleaded guilty to possession of cocaine for the purposes of trafficking. Appellant was 24 years old, and had a prior related record. Suggestion that appellant dealt drugs to support his own addiction. Issue on appeal of whether sentencing judge erred in giving the guilty plea limited weight since … Read More.
December 15th, 2016
R v Russell, 2016 ABPC 274 per Anderson, PCJ:
Law Updates Tags: 90 Days, Cocaine, Drugs, Sentence, Virtue Testing
Accused pleaded guilty to trafficking in cocaine. Entrapment / abuse of process argument rejected. Issue regarding sentence. Accused was known to police to be a drug addict. As part of an undercover inner city operation, police approached accused regarding a request to purchase cocaine. Accused arranged for a small scale transaction, in exchange for the … Read More.