Fentanyl, Cocaine, Meth and Weapons Possession

Possession for the purpose of trafficking fentanyl, cocaine, and meth, Possess weapon x3, Proceeds of crime.

R. v. J.P. | 2024 | Toronto

The client was the target of a search warrant in which there were four separate confidential informants but almost no investigation conducted by the police to corroborate their sources. When the warrant was executed, the police found almost an ounce each of fentanyl, cocaine, and meth both on him and in his room, in addition to finding an air pistol, knife, and a baton. We set a six-day trial and filed a Charter Application challenging both the warrant and the police failure to call his lawyer immediately upon arrest. It was all we had, given the fact that the drugs and weapons were found on him and in the room his family (who were home at the time) identified as his. After reading our Application, however, the Crown recognized we both had risks at trial and offered to resolve with a plea to the cocaine and meth for a conditional sentence of two years; withdrawing the fentanyl count (which would have attracted a 4-5 year sentence on its own) and all of the weapons charges and the client will never see the inside of a cell.