Category: Past Wins

The police had obtained a warrant to search the client's house for evidence of drug trafficking.  On the morning of the day the police were to execute the warrant the client was observed leaving his house in a vehicle registered to him.  A number of what...

Client was charged with refusing to provide a breath sample and driving while disqualified contrary to the Criminal Code.  He faced serious jail time as he had many prior impaired driving convictions.  Client had blown a "fail" in a roadside screening...

Client and girlfriend were charged with possession for the purpose of trafficking after the police executed a warrant at their house and found a significant amount of cocaine.  Mr. van der Walle discovered some serious inconsistencies in the disclosure...

The police pulled over a vehicle in which the client was a passenger.  Another officer arrived and said that he could smell marihuana wafting from the vehicle.  The client and driver were arrested and significant quantities of marihauna, cocaine and...

Client was arrested as he drove into Calgary. Police discovered a substantial amount of marihuana in the trunk. Client was a well respected businessman and could not afford to be convicted for possession for the purposes of trafficking. So he hired Mr....

Client was charged with impaired driving and willfully failing to provide a proper sample of her breath after she had been involved in a serious car accident.  She had crossed into the oncoming lane and run head-on into a small car.  Thankfully no one was...

The same client mentioned below was charged again with three counts of possession for the purposes of trafficking.  She had been arrested and searched a few days after being released on bail for the charges mentioned in the entry below.  Again, Mr. van...

Client was charged with possessing three different substances all for the purposes of trafficking.  A prior record for the same offence meant that the client would face a mandatory one year jail sentence if convicted.  Mr. van der Walle provided the...

Client charged with impaired driving after he crashed his vehicle on a dirt road on the way home. He had been arrested and provided a sample of his breath nearly twice the legal limit. Mr. van der Walle discussed the case with the Crown in the days...

Client charged with possession for the purposes of trafficking after police executed a warrant at her house and discovered a substantial amount of cocaine.  Client hired Mr. van der Walle after the preliminary inquiry as she was unhappy that both of her...

Client was charged with a variety of weapons offences after he was found in the driver's seat of a Cadillac Escalade surrounded by weapons such as knives, bear mace, and brass knuckles.  After hearing submissions from Mr. van der Walle the judge agreed...

Client charged with trafficking cocaine to an undercover police officer.  The seller of the cocaine was pulled over minutes after the transaction by another police officer so the police could identify him using his driver's licence.  After hearing...