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Firearm, Ammunition, Cocaine, Fentanyl, Meth, Heroin
Possess firearm, Possess ammunition, and Possession for the Purpose of Trafficking cocaine, fentanyl, meth, and heroin
R. v. R.L. | 2026 | TORONTO SCJ
Police executed a warrant to search my clients home and two vehicles, and found a firearm in one car and drugs in the other. After locating the drugs, and purely out of spite, they dismantled the vehicle — pulling apart the gear box, glove box, and console. We filed a comprehensive Charter application to argue that the basis of the search was unconstitutional and that the manner of search was unreasonable and excessive. After 4 days of evidence, the Crown agreed to withdraw the drug charges and join on a sentence that would allow my client to serve his time at home. After a 5 year battle and much effort on his part to turn his life around to care for and support his daughter as her primary caregiver with full custody, he was sentenced on the gun to 18 months of house arrest.
Cocaine, Meth Trafficking
Possession of Cocaine and Meth for the Purpose of Trafficking and Possess Property Obtained by Crime
R. v. J.W. | 2026 | BRAMPTON
Client had no record, had never been charged before, held a good job that required background checks, and had lived a prosocial life her whole life. Only she was dating someone who caught the attention of Peel Police for selling drugs and stolen property. They found both in their shared residence when they executed a warrant. After 18 months and 2 Judicial Pretrials, the Crown stayed all charges and she remains without a record.
Cocaine Trafficking
Possession of Cocaine for the Purpose of Trafficking
R. v. M.A. | 2026 | LONDON
Client has been a target of London Police Service for many years and instead of properly investigating him, they acted on hunches and suspicion and after him for possession for the purpose of trafficking cocaine. After a 4 day trial, the judge agreed that police had violated his right to be free from unreasonable arrest and was therefore subjected to an unlawful search. The conduct was serious enough to warrant the exclusion of 3 kilograms of cocaine found in a hidden compartment of the car he was driving.
Trafficking and Possession of Cocaine
Trafficking and Possession of Cocaine for the Purpose of Trafficking
R. v. B.D. | 2025 | BRAMPTON
Our client was the subject of 5 undercover drug purchases of cocaine and MDMA. He was arrested during the 6th transaction, when police seized his Mercedes and executed a search warrant on his residence, locating close to a half pound of cocaine, over $100,000 in cash, and gold Rolex. After extensive negotiations with the Crown, we negotiated a plea to one count of possession for the purpose of trafficking for a 2 year sentence that he is serving on house arrest where he can continue his lawful employment in construction. All remaining charges were withdrawn and we successfully argued for the return of his vehicle and his Rolex by proving extensive documentation to show they were acquired legally.
Firearms, Fentanyl
Possession of a Firearm, and Fentanyl
R. v. R.L. | 2025 | HAMILTON
Client charged with a firearm found in the back of his friends vehicle after they both fell asleep in the car, parked on a residential street. The Crown withdrew the firearm charges after months of negotiation but the feds pursued serious drug charges as the police alleged that the client discarded the drugs while handcuffed in the back of the cruiser. It took a charter application challenging the initial detention and arrest, combined with the police failure to provide rights to counsel, but after a two year battle we were ultimately successful in having all charges stayed.
Firearms, Fentanyl, Cocaine
Possession of a Firearm, Fentanyl, and Cocaine for the Purpose of Trafficking
R. v. J.B.A | 2025 | NEWMARKET
Client was the subject of an 11 month police investigation in which he was “flagged” on a police database as someone who should be investigated for drug charges. As a result of the flag on his file, police in 3 jurisdictions conducted roadside stops to investigate him on 7 different occasions. Each stop was a violation of the client’s constitutional rights, as he was never told the true purpose and never informed of his right to remain silent or provided with the opportunity to speak to a lawyer. Ultimately, his vehicle and home were the subject of a search warrant where police located a loaded handgun, a quantity of cocaine, fentanyl, meth, and cash; all of which become the subject of a successful Charter Application that ended the prosecution with a stay of all charges and a forfeiture order that returned the client’s seized cash.
P4P Cocaine
R. v. T.L. | 2025 | BRAMPTON
The client and his friends parked their vehicle at a strip club when police on “proactive patrol” approached. They claimed to see an open bottle of alcohol in the vehicle which led to a search of the car and the client, despite the fact that he was not the driver or in possession of the alcohol. After locating cocaine and cash, they arrested him and seized the drugs, money, and his Louis Vuitton satchel. Following a Judicial Pretrial highlighting all of the ways in which the police violated his constitutional rights, the Crown agreed that there was no reasonable prospect of conviction and withdrew the charges. We then secured the return of his money and his satchel of course.
P4P Fentanyl, Cocaine, Meth, Proceeds of Crime
R. v. J.P. | 2024 | TORONTO
Sometimes the win is in keeping a client out of jail when you know they will not survive jail. Here the client was charged with the types and quantities of drugs that would have made a penitentiary sentence necessary had he lost after trial (likely 5-7 years given the amount of fentanyl alone). After filing a Charter Application to challenge the warrant and following extensive negotiations with the Crown, he agreed to withdraw the fentanyl count and the client pled guilty to possessing cocaine and meth for the purpose of trafficking. He was then sentenced to 2 years less a day to serve on house arrest with exceptions for employment, and education for the first year and a curfew for the second year.
Transport & Distribution of Unlicensed Tobacco
R. v. K.B. | 2024 | CAYUGA
Client charged with purchasing, possessing, distributing, and transporting almost 62 million grams of fine cut tobacco. Upon conviction, he was facing mandatory fine of $34 million dollars. At the end of the first day of trial, after cross examining the officer in charge and landlord of the alleged storage facility, client was acquitted of all charges.
P4P Fentanyl, Proceeds, and Possess Firearm
R. v. J.T. | 2024 | Hamilton
Sadly I was not able to cross examine the lead officer on this very illegal arrest and subsequent search of a vehicle wherein police located a loaded handgun and 3 ounces of fentanyl. After filing our charter application challenging the officer’s actions, both the federal crown and provincial crown withdrew all charges.
Impaired Driving
Impaired operation & refuse to provide breath sample.
R. v. I.C. | 2024 | BRAMPTON
The client came to me after representing himself for almost a year and getting nowhere with the crown. He knew his rights had been violated when the police arrested him sleeping in his car but he could not articulate how. It took us 6 months to receive the police body cams which showed that the cops had him under investigation for nearly 40 minutes without giving him his Rights to Counsel and during that time they forced him to create the basis for his own arrest by having him turn on the vehicle to show he had control of it while visibly impaired. After taking the Crown through the series of charter breaches he realized there was no public interest in proceeding and withdrew the charges immediately.
Cocaine
Possession for the purpose of trafficking cocaine & Proceeds of crime.
R. v. A.M. | 2024 | BRAMPTON
The client came to me after he set trial dates with another lawyer who he had no confidence in. The lawyer had encouraged him to plead to a two year sentence, which he refused to do. The client fired that lawyer, hired us, and we immediately requested the disclosure, assuming it would be sent quickly having already been disclosed to previous counsel. My office was shocked to learn that some of the most significant items of disclosure had never been provided, including drug logs, property reports, surveillance notes and videos, police notes from the search, and photos from the search. The Crown could not even say where in the house the cocaine had been located! After pressing the Crown for 4 months to receive the missing items, they decided to withdraw the charges without ever setting new trial dates.
Fentanyl, Cocaine, Meth and Weapons Possession
Possession for the purpose of trafficking fentanyl, cocaine, and meth, Possess weapon x3, Proceeds of crime.
R. v. J.P. | 2024 | Toronto
The client was the target of a search warrant in which there were four separate confidential informants but almost no investigation conducted by the police to corroborate their sources. When the warrant was executed, the police found almost an ounce each of fentanyl, cocaine, and meth both on him and in his room, in addition to finding an air pistol, knife, and a baton. We set a six-day trial and filed a Charter Application challenging both the warrant and the police failure to call his lawyer immediately upon arrest. It was all we had, given the fact that the drugs and weapons were found on him and in the room his family (who were home at the time) identified as his. After reading our Application, however, the Crown recognized we both had risks at trial and offered to resolve with a plea to the cocaine and meth for a conditional sentence of two years; withdrawing the fentanyl count (which would have attracted a 4-5 year sentence on its own) and all of the weapons charges and the client will never see the inside of a cell.
Fentanyl, Cocaine, Heroin, Percs, and Firearms
Possession for the purpose of trafficking fentanyl, cocaine, heroin, and percs; Possession of a loaded restricted firearm, Possession of a prohibited device (switches) x5, Proceeds of crime.
R. v. F.A. | 2023 | Toronto
This trial was set for 15 days over a one year period, with a series of Charter challenges to 18 different search warrants and a police investigation spanning 3 cities. Two hours into what was scheduled for two days of cross examining the Affiant, the Crown recognized the serious deficiencies with the warrant and the less-than-honest officer who prepared it. After he admitted to submitting an affidavit he had sworn to be true but knew to be false, the Crown withdrew all charges.
Fentanyl, Heroin, Meth, Cocaine
Possession for the purpose of trafficking fentanyl, heroin, meth, and cocaine, proceeds of crime.
R. v. P.A. | 2022 | SARNIA
“That the defendant was a drug dealer, on this evidentiary record, cannot rationally be disputed. But, even drug dealers are afforded Charter protection, and if Mr. A was arbitrarily detained and, then, unlawfully searched the evidence acquired through such constitutional breaches may be excluded from consideration at his trial resulting in his acquittal. For the following reasons, this is such a case.” Those were a part of the Judges reasons in excluding all of the drugs and paraphernalia found in the vehicle (which included a microwave, magic bullet, vats of cut, gloves, and a gas mask) and acquitting the client of all charges. Unfortunately the crown is appealing so the battle continues but for now, the Judges decision stands. In full below:
Robbery, Cocaine, Fentanyl
Robbery x 4 (carjackings), Possession of Property Obtained by Crime, Proceeds of Crime, and Possession for the Purpose of Trafficking Cocaine and Fentanyl.
R. v. A.D. | 2022 | BRAMPTON
The police cobbled together a theory that my client was involved in a series of car jackings and managed to obtain a tracking warrant for his phone and car as well as a transmission data recorder and eventually a warrant to search his home and a storage locker. Looking for evidence of the car jackings, they stumbled on a significant quantity of fentanyl and cocaine, along with a press and packaging and just over $25,000 in cash. We brought a Charter Application challenging all four warrants and on the first day of the Application, the Crown brought a motion to dismiss it as having no merit. Not only did the Judge rule the Application had merit, after a nine day battle spread out over 3 months, the entire Application was granted, all evidence excluded, and the client is getting his cash back.
Cocaine, Oxys, Ketamine, Adderall, LSD
Possession for the purpose of trafficking cocaine, oxys, ketamine, Adderall, and LSD.
R. v. M.R. | 2022 | ST. CATHARINES
Our client was the target of a drug investigation that culminated in three warrants being executed and a variety of substances, cash, and cell phones seized. It took almost 20 months and an extensive Charter Application challenging the warrants into his apartment and vehicles but on the first day of the application, the Crown withdrew all charges and the client remains free of any criminal record.
Fentanyl
Possession for the purpose of trafficking fentanyl and proceeds of crime.
R. v. A.M | 2022 | HAMILTON
Client was a passenger in a vehicle that was pulled over for a traffic stop. His twin brother had a warrant for his arrest and police asked for his identification to confirm who he was. Client complied, confirming that he was not wanted by police, had no outstanding charges, and no criminal record. Nonetheless, he was removed from the car and searched, resulting in the seizure of 229 fentanyl pills and just over $7,600 in cash. After filing an extensive charter application arguing that the police violated his right to be free from arbitrary detention, the right to be free from unreasonable search, and the right to counsel, the Crown stayed all charges.
Fentanyl, Cocaine, Weapons Charges
Possession for the purpose of trafficking fentanyl and cocaine, possession of a weapon (machete), carry concealed weapon, proceeds of crime, and obstruct police.
R. v. T.W. | 2022 | ORILLIA
Client acquitted following a 3 day trial in which I successfully argued that he was illegally detained and unlawfully searched by police, who did not corroborate the tip from a confidential informant. As a result, 180 grams of cocaine, 33 grams of fentanyl, and a machete found on my clients person were all excluded.
SIDE NOTE:
This win felt particularly good since the prosecutor told my client and I during the trial that she was proud to represent sex offenders but thought drug dealers were scum for selling drugs and killing people. Clearly she turns a blind eye to the fact many drug addicts are victims of sex based offences, so her defence practice actually creates more work for many of my clients.
Cocaine, MDMA
Possession for the purpose of trafficking cocaine and MDMA and proceeds of crime.
R. v. S.L | 2022 | HAMILTON
Client was charged following a “routine traffic stop” in which 16 ounces of cocaine, an ounce of MDMA, and $20k in cash were located in the back seat of his car. After arguing that the crown delay in proceeding violated his constitutional right to trial in a reasonable amount of time, all charges were stayed.