Great day at the office today as we learned that charges had been dropped by the Federal Crown in relation to a client charged with multiple counts of trafficking in drugs. This was a very odd case where my client had been arrested after driving around in a vehicle that was under surveillance by the police for about an hour. … Read More
Three years after the Stanley Cup Riot, investigation may be winding down: lawyer
VANCOUVER (NEWS1130) – Tomorrow will mark three years since the Stanley Cup Riot in Downtown Vancouver, and some of the accused are still making their way through the court system. News1130 legal analyst Michael Shapray explains there’s no statute of limitations in Canada on an indictable offence, like participating in a riot. That means this could go on for years. … Read More
Legal expert says Col Williams’ sentence is “very harsh”
Michael Shapray weighs in on Colonel’s sentencing Tanya Fletcher VANCOUVER (NEWS1130) – Our legal expert says Colonel Russell Williams’ sentence is one of the most severe under Canadian law. Michael Shapray tells News1130 why the judge didn’t give Williams two consecutive 25-year sentences: “We don’t have 7,500 year sentences like you hear in the U.S., and because they were two … Read More