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Criminal law 2025 BCSC 1780

R. v. Bateman

The court upheld a protective pat-down during a dropped 911 call response, found no s. 8 or s. 9 breach, and dismissed the accused’s Charter application.

  • Section 8 charter
  • Section 9 charter
  • Section 24(2) charter
  • Safety search
  • Investigative detention
  • Pat-down search
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Criminal law 2025 BCSC 288

R. v. Gill

The court imposed an eight-year global sentence on Manjot Singh Gill for fentanyl and methamphetamine trafficking, accepting a joint submission and making DNA and firearms orders.

  • Trafficking
  • Possession for the purpose of trafficking
  • Proceeds of crime
  • Ancillary orders
  • Probation breach
  • Drug-trafficking
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Criminal law 2024 BCSC 2600

R. c. Grenier

Sentencing decision for repeat fentanyl trafficking. The court accepted a joint recommendation and imposed a global five-year custodial sentence, with ancillary prohibition, DNA and forfeiture orders.

  • Trafficking in fentanyl
  • Joint sentencing recommendation
  • Totality principle
  • Pre-sentence custody credit
  • Firearms prohibition order
  • Dna/forensic sample order
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Criminal law 2024 BCSC 2173

R. v. Campagna

The court found Kyle James Campagna guilty of trafficking and drug possession offences after repeated undercover purchases and circumstantial evidence tied him to the suite operation.

  • Trafficking
  • Constructive possession
  • Joint possession
  • Aiding and abetting
  • Identification evidence
  • Search warrant execution
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Criminal law 2024 ONCA 661

R. v. A.M.

Section 276 does not apply categorically to all sexual services and human trafficking prosecutions; its application must be determined case‑by‑case by examining charges, Crown and defence evidence and whether a listed offence is in substance implicated; the trial judge erred in applying s.276 here and redacting relevant preliminary inquiry evidence about the complainant's prior sex‑work and advertising, which prejudiced the appellants' right to full answer and defence; convictions for the sexual services offences are quashed and a new trial ordered; the MDMA trafficking conviction is reasonab…

  • Section 276 applicability
  • Sexual history evidence admissibility
  • Seaboyer
  • Barton
  • Curative proviso
  • Procuring and material benefit offences
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Criminal law 2024 NSSC 136

R. v. White

On the totality of the evidence, including admissible agreed facts, credible expert evidence identifying indicia of retail trafficking, the physical evidence in the Air Jordan and lime green bags, and the accused's admitted ownership of the Air Jordan bag, the Crown proved beyond a reasonable doubt that Mr. White possessed the contents of those bags and possessed the drugs for the purpose of trafficking; duplicative convictions were stayed under Kienapple and the Crown recorded a stay on a probation breach count.

  • Possession
  • Possession for the purpose of trafficking
  • Agreed statement of facts (s.655 criminal code)
  • Kienapple principle (double jeopardy/duplicate convictions)
  • Assessing credibility and circumstantial evidence
  • Dna and forensic evidence
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Criminal law 2024 BCSC 725

R. v. Chang

The court convicted Kerry Wallace Chang of possessing fentanyl for the purpose of trafficking, finding he had actual and constructive possession of drugs in his bedroom and living room.

  • Possession
  • Constructive possession
  • Possession for the purpose of trafficking
  • Joint possession
  • Warrants
  • Constructive-possession
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Criminal law 2024 BCSC 656

R. v. Kang

On a joint submission, the court sentenced Amandeep Singh Kang to 11 years for drug trafficking for a criminal organization and conspiracy to traffic, with ancillary orders.

  • Trafficking
  • Conspiracy
  • Criminal organization
  • Joint submission
  • Denunciation and deterrence
  • Ancillary orders
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Criminal law 2024 BCSC 397

R. v. Permes

The court accepted a joint sentencing submission for fentanyl and methamphetamine trafficking and a prohibited cross-bow possession, imposing 3 years total with credit.

  • Possession for purpose of trafficking
  • Possession of weapon while under firearms prohibition
  • Joint submission sentencing (anthony‑cook)
  • Gladue considerations
  • Pretrial custody credit
  • Sentencing
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Criminal law 2023 BCSC 2310

R. v. Nour-Eldin

British Columbia sentencing reasons imposing consecutive terms for fentanyl-related possession for trafficking and human trafficking of a 15-year-old.

  • Human trafficking of a person under 18
  • Possession for purpose of trafficking
  • Joint submission/anthony-cook
  • Pre-sentence custody credit
  • Ancillary orders (weapons prohibition, dna, soira, non-communication)
  • Human-trafficking
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