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Transcript of the ruling from Ted’s last Bail Hearing
By Hempology | December 4, 2002
| Citation: | Date: 20020322 File No: 112460, 112476, 118904, 119015 Registry: Victoria |
In The Provincial Court of Bitish Columbia
Nos. 112460, 112476, 119015
REGINA
v.
LEON EDWARD SMITH
No. 118904
REGINA
v.
LEON EDWARD SMITH
COLBY ALEXANDER BUDDA
GARY DEAN HENRY
REASONS FOR JUDGEMENT AT
JUDICIAL INTERIM RELEASE HEARING
(re Leon Smith)
OF
THE HONOURABLE JUDGE EHRCKE
COPY
| Crown Counsel: | L. McMorran |
| Counsel for the Defendant: | R. Moore-Stewart |
| Place of Hearing: | Victoria, B.C. |
| Date of Judegement: | March 22, 2002 |
- THE COURT: I am going to order that you be released, sir, on recognizance. Can you raise a cash deposit?
- THE ACCUSED: I believe I could. How much?
- THE COURT: All right. In the amount of one thousand dollars.
- THE ACCUSED: How much time do I have?
THE COURT: Well, you are released when you raise the money. All right. I am sure with all your supporters
you can raise a recognizance.
- THE ACCUSED: I’m sure.
THE COURT: First of all, I will revoke process on the other Informations. There are four of them:
112460 in which you are charged that on November 8th of 2000, you were trafficking in marihuana
and possesed marihuana for the purpose of trafficking; 112476 in which you were charged with possession
for the purpose of trafficking on November 15th. On that matter you were released on a recognizance.
118904 in which you are charged that on January 3rd of this year you possessed more than three kilograms
of marhuana for the purpose of trafficking and you possessed marhuana, and Information 119015 in which
you are charged that March 21st of this year, that is yesterday, you were in possession of marihuana
for the purpose of trafficking and possession of cannabis resin for the purpose of trafficking.
I am told of these charges over a period of time. I am told you will be raising various constitutional
issues in your defence. Trial dates are set for some of these matters and I am prepared to order that
you be released on a recognizance, one thousand dollars with deposit and that is based on the undertaking
you have given to this court, sit, and it will be in the recognizance that you cease distribution of
marihuana or any marihuana by-product in any manner.
I will add that you cease to be the spokesperson for the Vancouver Island Cannabis Buyers’ Club until your
matters are heard.
I will include that you are not to be on the UVIC campus. That was in your previous recognizance. I am
vacating that.
- Other than that, you are to keep the peace and be of good behaviour and attend court as required.
Is the Crown requesting and reporting conditions? It does not appear that attendance is an issue in this
case.
- Ms. McMORRAN: I’d merely ask if there was an initial reporting, and thereafter as directed, Your Honour.
THE COURT: All right. You are to report to the bail supervisor following this hearing and that thereafter
as directed. You seem to be attending all your court appearances.
- So those will be the conditions, sir. As soon as you provide the deposit, sir, you will be released.
Ms. McMORRAN: And Your Honour, just to be consistent, on the prior recognizance of bail there was that
condition number 3, shall not consume any illicit or non-prescription, if that might be added into this –
- THE COURT: Shall just be shall not consume any illegal drugs.
I am going to state for the record, sir, that you have stood up, you have given an undertaking to this
court, and the court is taking your undertaking seriously, sir, and relying on it.
- All right, thank you.
(REASONS CONCLUDED)
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