Sections 334(a)of the Criminal Code of Canada – Possession of Stolen Property over $5000.00 Section 145(3) x 9 of the Criminal Code of Canada – Breach of Release conditions H.T. was released on bail on charges of break and enter and drug trafficking. One of H.T.’s many bail conditions was for him to be at his residence 24 hours a day, 7 days …
Regina v. A.R. October 2017 – Importation of Cocaine
Section 6(1) of the Controlled Drugs and Substances act – Importation of Cocaine A.R., arrived at the Calgary International Airport inbound from the middle east. As A.R. went through customs, a CBSA agent (Canada Border Services agent) flagged A.R. for a secondary search. This was probably because the CBSA agent discovered that A.R. was on bail for allegations of possession of …
Regina v. W.C.C. [September 2017] – Regret not Rape
Section 271 of the Criminal Code – Sexual Assault W.C.C., a young well educated professional male, with absolutely no prior adverse contact with the police, found himself charged with sexual assault contrary to Section 271 of the Criminal Code. If convicted, W.C.C was looking at years in prison and life thereafter encumbered by the National Sex Offender Registry. W.C.C. and the “victim” …
Regina v. T.J.K. [Nov 2017] – Tinder gone Wrong
Section 271 of the Criminal Code – Sexual Assault – Possessing child pornography – Luring a Child – Child exploitation – Invitation to sexual touching, Accessing child pornography, Creating child pornography. T.J.K, a 25-year-old man interested in casual sex, looked towards online dating to meet people with similar interests. T.J.K. chose the dating application, Tinder, because it had the reputation of a …
Regina v. M.M.M. [May 2017] – Historical Sexual Assault
Section 271 of the Criminal Code – Sexual Assault MMM is a very elderly man accused of raping an adolescent female back in the late 1960’s – yes . . . the allegations were over half a century old. This is not a case where the complainant did not know the identity of the alleged assailant but rather a case …
Regina v. T.S. [Nov 2017] – Obstructing a Peace Officer – Drugs
Section 129(a) of the Criminal Code – Obstructing a Peace Officer On May 29, 2017, the Lloydminster RCMP responded to a disturbance call at a hotel. Once on Scene, the Hotel Staff indicated that they had spoken with T.S. on a number of occasions because of his behaviour. T.S was purportedly loud, drinking in the hallway, and going from room …
Regina v. S.P. [ Sept 2017] – Assault
Section 266 of the Criminal Code of Canada – Assault S.P. was involved in a dispute with a co-owner of a business they operated together. There was significant disagreement over the distribution of assets in the business, which they both agreed should be dissolved. The disagreement turned to physical violence when S.P. attempted to remove property from the business, which …
Regina v. H.J. [Oct 2017] – Refusal to Provide a Breath Sample
Section 254(2)(b) of the Criminal Code – Refusal to provide a breath sample H.J. just finished dropping his friend off at home and was en-route to his own house when he was pulled over by a police officer. The police officer attended to the window of H.J.’s vehicle and immediately identified the smell of alcohol emanating from the vehicle, along …
Regina v. S.L. [Oct 2017] – Possession for the Purpose of Trafficking
Section 5(2) of the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act – Possession for the Purpose of Trafficking (MDMA) S.L., an immigrant in Canada on a temporary work visa, was in Banff celebrating New Years Eve. S.L. was standing on a street corner with a few other partygoers when S.L. was alleged to have offered to give them “something”. Unfortunately for S.L., …
Regina v. L.C.R. [Provincial Court of Alberta, Calgary – April 2017]
L.C.R. was pulled over by a member of the Calgary Police service for having committed a traffic violation. The peace officer advised L.C.R. that he had an outstanding warrant for failing to appear in Court from over a decade prior. L.C.R. was subsequently arrested. L.C.R. was completely unaware that he’d missed a court appearance, that a warrant had been out …