P4P Fentanyl, Cocaine, Meth, Proceeds of Crime

R. v. J.P. | 2024 | TORONTO

Sometimes the win is in keeping a client out of jail when you know they will not survive jail. Here the client was charged with the types and quantities of drugs that would have made a penitentiary sentence necessary had he lost after trial (likely 5-7 years given the amount of fentanyl alone).  After filing a Charter Application to challenge the warrant and following extensive negotiations with the Crown, he agreed to withdraw the fentanyl count and the client pled guilty to possessing cocaine and meth for the purpose of trafficking.  He was then sentenced to 2 years less a day to serve on house arrest with exceptions for employment, and education for the first year and a curfew for the second year.