7. Regina v. D.S. [Calgary Provincial Court, May 2009]

Client charged with possession of cocaine for the purpose of trafficking as a consequence of a concerned citizens observations of a stash location. Crown witnesses were cross-examined at length during the preliminary inquiry. At the end of the day the prosecutor conceded the problematic nature of its case and entered a Stay of Proceedings is a legal term used to refer to a direction by a Crown prosecutor or a Judge to the Clerk of the Court to terminate a criminal prosecution. Click for more information..