The Queen v. G.(B.) 2013
Client charged with trafficking cocaine to undercover police officers on two separate occasions. To prove that the substance was cocaine the Crown had to prove that the defense was given reasonable notice of the Crown’s intention to rely on a certificate of analyst to prove the forbidden nature of the substance the accused had sold. After hearing argument from Mr. van der Walle the judge ruled that the certificates were inadmissible. No evidence motion granted. All charges dismissed.
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