Court

OUCH! Judge hits marijuana grower where it hurts

Tuesday, March 30th, 2010 | 9:49 am

Submitted by Kelowna RCMP

A Judge has decided that a house connected to a marijuana grow operation was offence related property and should be forfeit to the Crown.

On Nov. 3, 2006, Kelowna RCMP attended a property on Pada Rd., and found…

Drug cop kicks off testimony at cocaine-trafficking trial

Drug cop kicks off testimony at cocaine-trafficking trial

Monday, March 29th, 2010 | 3:08 pm

Mountie goes through his surveillance notes as the trial begins for three people charged with trafficking drugs for the benefit of a criminal organization.

Classic-car fraud trial gets the green light

Classic-car fraud trial gets the green light

Friday, March 26th, 2010 | 10:00 am

Judge rules that the public interest trumps any harm Kurtis Pomerleau has suffered due to delay in bringing him to trial on 17 fraud charges police say arose after he allegedly bilked classic-car buyers he met online.

Dad ‘acted out of anger’ when he smashed out step-son’s window

Dad ‘acted out of anger’ when he smashed out step-son’s window

Thursday, March 25th, 2010 | 2:30 pm

Incident sees man charged with assault with a weapon for after wielding a hockey stick in the Christmas Day incident.

Prolific drunk driver ‘not a bad guy’

Prolific drunk driver ‘not a bad guy’

Thursday, March 25th, 2010 | 1:22 pm

Judge rejects Crown’s suggestion of jail time for a man who now has five drunk driving convictions and 11 more for driving while prohibited.

High-profile drug case clears final legal hurdle

High-profile drug case clears final legal hurdle

Wednesday, March 24th, 2010 | 1:45 pm

Surreptitious phone recordings among the evidence a judge will allow, even though the police investigation violated the accused’s Charter rights.

Stand-off suspect was afraid of police

Stand-off suspect was afraid of police

Tuesday, March 23rd, 2010 | 6:02 pm

The man in a seven-hour showdown with police in Peachland testifies at trial he didn’t trust Mounties after revelations from the inquiry into the Tasering death of Robert Dziekanski.

Update: No shotgun ammo found at scene of armed stand-off

Update: No shotgun ammo found at scene of armed stand-off

Monday, March 22nd, 2010 | 5:13 pm

While that contradicts the victim’s testimony, a cop admitted that officers never conducted a thorough search of the home where a man held police at bay for seven hours last summer.

The full story of the torture and murder of Jody Elliott

The full story of the torture and murder of Jody Elliott

Monday, March 22nd, 2010 | 5:00 am

Now that all accused are in jail, the courts have lifted the lid on facts kept secret to preserve rights to fair trial. Here, for the first time, is the full story of what happened on Nov. 2, 2005 when a police officer pulled over a station wagon on a rural road and found a human head in the cargo area. Plus:

Jody Elliott’s killers in profile

Monday, March 22nd, 2010 | 5:00 am

Grant Fralic

Born in 1969, not much is known about Grant Fralic, because he quietly pleaded guilty and was sentenced in a Vancouver courtroom.

A search of a provincial court database shows he was convicted on a string of relatively minor property-related…