The accused was charged with multiple firearms offences after police executed a drug search warrant at a residence and found him trying to flee through a basement window.
A loaded handgun was found hidden in a sofa in the basement.
The Crown's case relied entirely on circumstantial evidence, including the accused's utterance to police that 'if you find something it's all mine'.
The trial judge dismissed the defence's motion for a directed verdict but ultimately acquitted the accused, finding that the circumstantial evidence did not establish beyond a reasonable doubt that the accused had knowledge and control of the hidden handgun.
