Appeal from conviction and sentence for conspiracy to import a narcotic.
The appellant was convicted of conspiring to import cocaine from St. Maarten to Montreal.
The appeal raised three grounds: whether the verdict was unreasonable, whether the jury charge was inadequate, and whether the trial judge erred in dismissing a Charter s. 11(b) application regarding delay.
The court dismissed all grounds of appeal, finding the evidence supported the conviction, the jury instructions were adequate, and the delay was justified under both the Jordan framework and transitional exceptional circumstances.
The sentence of nine years was upheld as fit.
