Category: In The News
Judge stays drug charges after Crown breaks deal
A judge Monday stayed charges of trafficking in cocaine and marijuana against a Calgary man because the Crown reneged on an agreement to do so [...]
Seized money to pay for legal defence
An alleged member of a drug gang can use more than $32,000 seized in a major RCMP bust to pay for his legal defence, a [...]
Cop couldn’t pick
The lead investigator in a heroin trafficking case couldn’t pick the suspects out of a photo lineup – but his civilian partner could, court heard [...]
Police marijuana case goes to pot
A police bid to sniff out a marijuana grow operation went up in smoke yesterday when a judge ruled a search warrant invalid. Justice Vaughan [...]
Accused gets cash back
A destitiute farmer whose only asset is a condemned shack can use cash that the Crown alleges are crime proceeds to pay for his defence, [...]
Not guilty of woodland pot
A Hay River man was found not guilty of a trafficking charge laid after eight kilograms of marijuana were seized in a wooded area of [...]
Teen cleared in fatal fight
STRATHMORE – A Chestermere teen charged with manslaughter after a fatal fist fight is not guilty of the crime. A collective gasp filled the packed [...]
Teen was fed up before deadly fight
A teenager accused of killing a schoolmate with one fatal blow was fed up of being called a mama’s boy and a pansy. In a [...]
Suspect admits hitting victim
STRATHMORE – A teen on trial for manslaughter in a fatal pre-arranged fight had never punched anyone before and did not intend to inflict any [...]
Crown: Accused ‘dressed’ for blood: Defence contends death in fistfight was a freak injury
Changing clothes before heading to duke it out with a classmate is a clear indication a teen charged with manslaughter knew blood would spill and [...]