Firearms, Fentanyl

Possession of a Firearm, and Fentanyl

R. v. R.L. | 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.