A. Newman

The offenders pleaded guilty to possession of a loaded restricted firearm following a gunfight in a bar where both shot each other.

Brown was rendered a quadriplegic as a result of his injuries.

Green carried the firearm for protection while trafficking drugs.

The court sentenced Brown to a conditional sentence of two years less a day due to his severe permanent disability.

Green was sentenced to four years imprisonment, which was fully satisfied by his pre-sentence custody credit calculated at 1.5:1.

The accused was charged with possession of fentanyl and cocaine for the purpose of trafficking and possession of proceeds of crime.

During the jury trial, the court ruled on several preliminary applications, including denying the accused's request to sit at counsel table and dismissing the Crown's application to adduce evidence of prior discreditable conduct.

At the close of the Crown's case, the defence moved for a directed verdict.

The court found that the Crown's case rested entirely on a single police officer's purported identification of the accused as the person who threw a bag of drugs during a chaotic takedown seven years prior.

The court concluded that the officer's identification was actually an inference based on the accused's proximity to the arrest, not an observation, and that there was no evidence upon which a properly instructed jury could reasonably convict.

The motion for a directed verdict was granted and the accused was acquitted.