R. v. Perfect (R.T.), (2001) 190 N.S.R.(2d) 37 (ProvCt)

JudgeRoss, P.C.J.
CourtProvincial Court of Nova Scotia (Canada)
Case DateJanuary 18, 2001
JurisdictionNova Scotia
Citations(2001), 190 N.S.R.(2d) 37 (ProvCt)

R. v. Perfect (R.T.) (2001), 190 N.S.R.(2d) 37 (ProvCt);

 594 A.P.R. 37

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Temp. Cite: [2001] N.S.R.(2d) TBEd. JA.034

Her Majesty the Queen v. Ronald Timothy Perfect

Indexed As: R. v. Perfect (R.T.)

Nova Scotia Provincial Court

Ross, P.C.J.

January 18, 2001.

Summary:

An accused found guilty of trafficking in a narcotic sought a stay of proceedings on the ground of entrapment by a police agent.

The Nova Scotia Provincial Court held that the evidence did not support a finding of entrapment.

Criminal Law - Topic 205

General principles - Common law de­fences - Entrapment - Agents provocateur - A convicted drug trafficker (Lee) was paid by police for undercover assistance in investigating certain persons known to be involved in the drug trade, including the accused - The accused and Lee had a pre-existing friendship and business relation­ship - Lee "persistently" pursued the accused to supply him with drugs - Lee wore a "wire" for all meetings - The accused finally supplied Lee with drugs and was charged with trafficking - The accused alleged entrapment and sought a stay of proceedings, submitting that Lee's conduct went beyond merely providing him with an opportunity to commit an offence - The Nova Scotia Provincial Court found no entrapment - The tape recorded conversations showed the accused never refused to supply drugs - Although the accused occasionally showed some reluctance, the evidence fell short of showing any undue pressure, emotional manipulation or anything else amounting to an exploitation of their pre-existing friendship - See paragraphs 1 to 38.

Cases Noticed:

R. v. Mack (1988), 90 N.R. 173; 44 C.C.C.(3d) 513 (S.C.C.), appld. [para. 1].

R. v. Showman (1988), 90 N.R. 262; 67 C.R.(3d) 61 (S.C.C.), refd to. [para. 31].

R. v. Naoufal (N.) (1994), 70 O.A.C. 214; 31 C.R.(3d) 105 (C.A.), refd to. [para. 31].

R. v. Dikah (A.) - see R. v. Naoufal (N.).

R. v. Maxwell (1990), 42 O.A.C. 71; 3 C.R.(4th) 31 (C.A.), refd to. [para. 44].

R. v. Meuckon, [1990] B.C.J. No. 1152 (C.A.), refd to. [para. 45].

R. v. Ferrant, [1994] O.J. No. 2599 (Gen. Div.), refd to. [para. 46].

R. v. Costain, [1999] N.S.J. No. 443 (Prov. Ct.), refd to. [para. 47].

R. v. Smith (K.B.) (1995), 142 N.S.R.(2d) 81; 407 A.P.R. 81 (C.A.), refd to. [para. 48].

R. v. LeBrasseur (1995), 102 C.C.C.(3d) 167 (Que. C.A.), refd to. [para. 50].

R. v. Prime (1991), 121 A.R. 154 (Prov. Ct.), refd to. [para. 51].

R. v. Morin (I.J.) (1999), 175 Sask.R. 305 (Q.B.), refd to. [para. 52].

R. v. Norberg (R.) (1997), 167 Sask.R. 11 (Q.B.), refd to. [para. 53].

R. v. Keraluk, [1992] S.J. No. 244 (Q.B.), refd to. [para. 54].

R. v. Milley (R.S.) (1995), 125 Nfld. & P.E.I.R. 97; 389 A.P.R. 97 (Nfld. C.A.), refd to. [para. 55].

R. v. Marriott (P.) (1995), 146 N.S.R.(2d) 311; 422 A.P.R. 311 (Prov. Ct.), refd to. [para. 55].

R. v. Ziade (N.), [1999] O.A.C. Uned. 350 (C.A.), refd to. [para. 55].

R. v. Sugden (1991), 49 O.A.C. 20 (C.A.), refd to. [para. 55].

R. v. Almgren, [1993] O.J. No. 3026 (H.C.), refd to. [para. 55].

R. v. Norman, [1994] Y.J. No. 61 (S.C.), refd to. [para. 55].

R. v. Gesy (H.G.) (1998), 171 Sask.R. 161 (Q.B.), refd to. [para. 55].

R. v. Benedetti (R.F.) (1997), 200 A.R. 179; 146 W.A.C. 179 (C.A.), refd to. [para. 55].

R. v. Brown, 40 W.C.B.(2d) 395 (C.M.A.C.), refd to. [para. 55].

R. v. Elzein (1993), 82 C.C.C.(3d) 455 (Que. S.C.), refd to. [para. 55].

R. v. Reid (1996), 155 N.S.R.(2d) 368; 457 A.P.R. 368 (C.A.), refd to. [para. 55].

Counsel:

David Iannetti, for the Crown;

William Burchell, Q.C., for the accused.

This application was heard at Sydney, N.S., before Ross, P.C.J., of the Nova Scotia Provincial Court, who delivered the follow­ing judgment on January 18, 2001.

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    • March 14, 2001
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