RECENT SUCCESSES
R. vs. H.B.M. - Vancouver Provincial Court
May 14, 2007
| Charge: | Possession of Cocaine; Possession of a Prohibited Weapon. |
| Issue: | Whether the police search, incidental to an investigative detention, was lawful. |
| Result: | Not Guilty. After hearing Mr. Mines' submissions the trial judge ruled that the search was unlawful. He excluded the drug and weapon evidence and dismissed both charges. |
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R. vs. K.L.H. - Vancouver Provincial Court
November 28, 2006
| Charge: | Production of a Controlled Substance; Possession for the Purpose of Trafficking. |
| Issue: | Whether police had reasonable grounds to search the dwelling; Whether the substance (cocaine) was necessarily possessed for trafficking. |
| Result: | After submissions by Mr. Mines, the Crown withdrew the charge and proceeded on the lesser charge of simple possession. Mr. Mines' client was sentenced to a fine (the Crown had originally sought 6 months jail) and a large amount of cash was returned to Mr. Mines' client. |
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R. vs. D.S. - Vancouver Provincial Court
November 10, 2006
| Charge: | Possession of a Controlled Substance. |
| Issue: | Whether police had reasonable grounds to search Mr. Mines' client. |
| Result: | Not Guilty. The drug evidence was not admitted due to an illegal search by police. |
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R. v. C.R. - New Westminster Provincial Court
September 20, 2006
| Charge: | Possession for the Purpose of Trafficking. |
| Issue: | Whether the Crown could prove that Mr. Mines' client had knowledge of the drugs found in the car he was driving. |
| Result: | Crown Counsel withdrew the charge prior to trial. |
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R. vs. M.B. - Vancouver Supreme Court
May 23, 2006
| Charge: | Possession of Marijuana for the Purpose of Trafficking. |
| Issue: | Whether Mr. Mines client had knowledge of the contents of a sports bag that he delivered to his co-accused's car for the purpose of delivering to a Vancouver Cafe that was openly selling marijuana. |
| Result: | Not Guilty. (7 day jury trial) READ THE NEWS ARTICLE |
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R. vs. M.S. - Vancouver Provincial Court
April 19, 2006
| Charge: | Possession of Cocaine. |
| Issue: | Whether the automobile search of Mr. Mines' client was lawful. |
| Result: | After Mr. Mines' consultations and negotiations with Crown Counsel, no charge was approved. |
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R. vs. L.F. and J.B. - Vancouver Provincial Court
February 09, 2006
| Charge: | Possession of Marijuana. |
| Issue: | Whether, given the circumstances of the arrest, it was in the public interest to proceed with charges. |
| Result: | After hearing Mr. Mines' submissions, Crown Counsel withdrew charges against both of Mr. Mines' clients. |
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R. vs. J.R. - Nanaimo Provincial Court
December 13, 2005
| Charge: | Possession of a Controlled Substance (1 lb. marijuana). |
| Issue: | Would the judge accede to the Crown's submission to convict Mr. Mines' client? |
| Result: | After hearing Mr. Mines' submissions, the judge granted Mr. Mines' client a discharge. No criminal conviction. |
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R. vs. S.H.W. - Vancouver Provincial Court
November 14, 2005
| Charge: | Possession for the Purpose of Trafficking (Cocaine). |
| Issue: | Whether, in the circumstances, the police conducted a lawful search. |
| Result: | Not Guilty. After hearing Mr. Mines' submissions, the trial judge ruled that the police search was unlawful and refused to admit the drugs into evidence. READ THE DECISION HERE. |
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R. vs. M.M. - Vancouver Provincial Court
May 26, 2005
| Charge: | Trafficking Marijuana. |
| Issue: | Whether the judge would accede to Crown's request for a jail sentence. |
| Result: | After hearing Mr. Mines' submissions, the Court granted Mr. Mines' client a 6 month Suspended Sentence with no community supervision required. READ THE DECISION (Hardcopy) |
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