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.
October 6th, 2016
R. v. A.M. 2016 Fort McMurray Provincial Court
Firm Cases Tags: Drugs, Possession For Purposes, Sentence
Client was charged with possession of drugs, including cocaine and heroin, for the purpose of trafficking, along with the possession of a tazer. Potential jail sentence if convicted after trial could have been in the 5 year range. Amount of drugs seized indicative of wholesale trafficking. A search warrant was executed on a residence based … Read More.
July 15th, 2015
R. v. J.M., 2015 Edmonton Court of Queen’s Bench
Firm Cases Tags: Acquitted, Possession For Purposes
Client accused of possession of crack cocaine for the purpose of trafficking, and possession of Ecstasy. Client was stopped by police and a search of his vehicle revealed 16 pieces of crack cocaine in a secret compartment near the steering wheel and 3 Ecstasy pills in a fuse compartment. Client testified that he was not … 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Firm Cases Tags: Anonymous Informant, Cocaine, Possession For Purposes, Withdrawn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.