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Case Summaries

"STAY OF PROCEEDINGS ON GUN TRAFFICKING CHARGES"

  • R. v. Paul, 1988 B.C.S.C.:  Acquittal by Jury on charge of First Degree Murder

  • R. v. Finch, 1994 B.C.C.A. CA018533: Sentence for Armed Robbery reduced in Court of Appeal

  • R. v. Pereira, 1996 B.C.S.C.:  Hung Jury on charge of Arson after submissions – Crown elected not to proceed on a re-trial

  • R. v. Wells, 1996 B.C.C.A.:  Convictions for Sexual Assault overturned and new trial ordered in Court of Appeal

  • R. v. Raza, 1998 B.C.S.C.:  Charge of First Degree Murder reduced to Second Degree Murder on plea negotiation

  • R. v. Wells, 1998 S.C.C.:  New Trial Order upheld by Supreme Court of Canada after hearing involving full bench and interveners from Provinces and Attorney General of Canada

  • R. v. Buller, 2000 B.C.S.C.:  Conditional Sentence Order in Supreme Court for trafficking four ounces of cocaine

  • R. v. Hill, 2001 B.C.S.C.:  Crown application to have client declared Dangerous Offender denied, Long-Term offender designation imposed

  • R. v. Sherwood, 2002 B.C.C.A.:  Sentence for trafficking in Cocaine and Heroin reduced by Court of Appeal

  • R. v. Garcia-Rodriguez., March 22, 2006, B.C.P.C.:  Conditional Sentence Order for Trafficking Cocaine at the multi-ounce level after plea negotiations

  • R. v. Nguyen, February 13, 2007: Acquittal by Judge on charges of Cultivation and Possession for the Purposes, Cannabis Marihuana, after a trial in Provincial Court

  • R. v. M.S., July 16, 2007, B.C.S.C. New Westminster:  Acquittal by Judge on all charges of Sexual Assault after a two-week trial in Supreme Court

  • R. v. Arrazola-Raudales, September 17, 2007, B.C.P.C.:  Acquittal by Judge on charge of Trafficking Cocaine after trial in Provincial Court

  • R. v. Alphonse Rodriguez., October 11, 2007, B.C.P.C.:  Acquittal on charges of Trafficking Cocaine and Heroin after trial in Provincial Court

  • R. v. Riach, 2009 BCCA 442 - Robbery Conviction overturned in Court of Appeal

  • R. v. Ashmore, 2011 BCCA 13: evidence of re-enactment post-arrest excluded because of Charter breach, charge of First Degree Murder

  • R. v Taylor, March, 2011 BCSC Vancouver:  Stay of Procedings after 5 weeks of trial in Supreme Court on Gun Trafficking charges in Gang-related prosecution after Defence request for Disclosure - for more information see CBC TV interview and other press by searching Gordon Robert Taylor

  • R. v. Favel, May 11, 2012 BCPC 217154: Acquittal after trial on charges of  Possession for Purpose of Trafficking in Cocaine

  • R. v. Fernandez, June 8, 2012, BCSC - New Westminster - Stay of Procedings in Supreme Court of Sexual Assault charges

  • R. v. Kissun, June 13, 2012, NWSC: Conditional Sentence Order for $600,000 Fraud conviction

  • R. v. Batista, November 26, 2014, Supreme Court:  Convictions for Assault with a Weapon and Utteing Threats overturnd on Appeal

  • R. v. Vien, January 28, 2015, Courtenay Provincial Court:  Charges of Unlawful Production and PPt of Marihuana relating to large scale Grow reduced  to simple possession, sentence of a fine

  • R. v. Pham, April 4, 2016, Stay of Proceedings on Possession for the Purpose of Trafficking, bulk seizure of Marihuana from vehicle

  • R. v. Handlen, 2018 BCSC 1330 (CanLII): Exclusion of Mr. Big Confession on trial for FFirst Degree Murder. Confession excluded at threshhold level as being more prejudicial than probative.

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