30. Regina v. A.S. [Provincial Court of Alberta, Calgary – October, 2014]

Client charged with possession of marijuana for the purpose of trafficking and possessing proceeds of crime as a consequence of events which occurred back in March 2010. Patrick Fagan actually secured verdicts of not guilty on all charges at trial back in February 2012 (see 2012 Cases at case #3) but the Crown successfully appealed those verdicts which resulted in the rescheduling of a new trial in Provincial Court. Bottom Line: After well over 4 years of litigation and protracted negotiation with the Crown, Patrick Fagan was ultimately successful in resolving this prosecution in its entirely by way of 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..