Accused Drug Traffickers Acquitted Due to Unreasonable Search

[LisaOfToronto]

Three people accused of running a $18 million dollar drug plant were acquitted of criminal charges before the Ontario Superior Court earlier this month, as the judge ruled their constitutional rights were violated by police misconduct.
Superior Court Justice Nola Garton found that two York Regional Police officers, Const. Robert Worthman and Scott Browne, executed an unlawful search after spotting a van in Scarborough. As a result, the seizure of 90kg of meth and Ecstacy was inadmissible as evidence. Homewowner "Chuck" Wan Leong, truck driver Wen Chao Huang, and student Jia Zhe He were acquitted of drug possession and trafficking charges.
Worthman testified that he searched without a warrant because he had a "hunch" that a burglary was being committed. Garton ruled that Worthman, an 18-year veteran, should have known he lacked reasonable and probable grounds when he executed the search. He also highlighted several instances where Worthman provided misleading explanations for his actions during his testimony.
Huang's lawyer Bill Bain explained that if Worthman "knew, or had information, it was a methamphetamine processing place, he’s smart enough to know that he needed more evidence to go on to the property."
Garton noted that misleading testimony "in court from persons in authority" directly undermine the integrity of the judicial system.

 

[Dan]

The police are being lambasted as of late by the courts and the media.

 

[LisaOfToronto]

The police are being lambasted as of late by the courts and the media.

thats because about half of them should not be allowed to be police ... :shocking:

 

[Mayor]

Superior Court Justice Nola Garton works for them.

Case closed.

 

[tboy]

thats because about half of them should not be allowed to be police ... :shocking:

let's hope none of them show up when you need them.......

 

[Wanker]

let's hope none of them show up when you need them.......

LOL :rofl1:

 

[Insertion]

I'm torn on this one. I am aware the judges have to make a decision based on the laws and the charter of rights but it's terrible to see a known criminal walk away free because of police error or mis-conduct.

 

[HOF]

let's hope none of them show up when you need them.......

 

[HOF]

thats because about half of them should not be allowed to be police ... :shocking:

And, you're bangin' the other half for free.

 

[Maurice Boscorelli]

Meth is a horrible drug and if you are trafficking in it, you deserve to be dealt with as harshly as possible.

These bastards got off lightly. But their time will come.

 

[Oilcan]

I'm torn on this one. I am aware the judges have to make a decision based on the laws and the charter of rights but it's terrible to see a known criminal walk away free because of police error or mis-conduct.

Laws were made to safe the innocent. Clearly they are not but judge has to go by the rules of the law.

 

[LisaOfToronto]

Garton ruled that Worthman, an 18-year veteran, should have known he lacked reasonable and probable grounds when he executed the search. He also highlighted several instances where Worthman provided misleading explanations for his actions during his testimony.

A Toronto Police Officer .... providing misleading evidence ...wow im shocked

maybe he was trying to take half of the 18 million dollar loot ...you all don't know...but what we do know is that he was misleading the court of justice

it really does't matter what the drug was or how much ....it matter that the POLICE mislead the court