Quebecois cocaine cowgirls
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Tamine and Roberge have delayed their trials until February, although it is not clear why:
http://www.torontosun.com/2017/08/2...n-cocaine-bust-have-trials-delayed-until-2018
Usually a defendant who has been sitting in jail for a year pushes for a speedy trial instead of pushing it off another 6 months, during which they will continue to rot in jail. One would think that if there is exculpatory evidence it should not take more than a year to find it. It also suggests to me no deal is in the works, because if there was, the Court would keep pressure on to finalize with a short trial date.
What will be interesting to see is if Roberge is tried and convicted, what her sentence will be in comparison to the one Lagace got by making a deal. Ditto with Tamine. The evidence may be greater against Lagace as far as her involvement, and against Tamine for his, but that does not mean Roberge might not end up with a longer sentence than Lagace did by rolling the dice on a trial. Some times when you roll the dice in court, you get hammered. Just saw it happen to the other side a few weeks ago in a case that should have been settled, with decent money left on the table. Instead, plaintiff was handed a quick defense verdict by the jury and also owes all her medical bills which are over $10,000. Greedy expectations shot down, big time.
http://www.torontosun.com/2017/08/2...n-cocaine-bust-have-trials-delayed-until-2018
Usually a defendant who has been sitting in jail for a year pushes for a speedy trial instead of pushing it off another 6 months, during which they will continue to rot in jail. One would think that if there is exculpatory evidence it should not take more than a year to find it. It also suggests to me no deal is in the works, because if there was, the Court would keep pressure on to finalize with a short trial date.
What will be interesting to see is if Roberge is tried and convicted, what her sentence will be in comparison to the one Lagace got by making a deal. Ditto with Tamine. The evidence may be greater against Lagace as far as her involvement, and against Tamine for his, but that does not mean Roberge might not end up with a longer sentence than Lagace did by rolling the dice on a trial. Some times when you roll the dice in court, you get hammered. Just saw it happen to the other side a few weeks ago in a case that should have been settled, with decent money left on the table. Instead, plaintiff was handed a quick defense verdict by the jury and also owes all her medical bills which are over $10,000. Greedy expectations shot down, big time.
If the defendant is certain of being convicted and being incarcerated, wouldn't it be good strategy to spend as much time in detention as possible before the trial as pre-trial jail time counts double?
Credit for time served in the USA is 1 for 1............do not know what the law is in Australia. But regardless of that, the whole point of having a trial is to win, and get out of jail, not to lose and get more time. If the strategy is that a loss is likely, you make a deal, or you get hammered. I go back to my prior post.......
Maybe a clue as to their up coming sentencing. .
Several young Canadians caught smuggling coke in suitcases, into Australia in 2015, were sentenced to terms of 6 to 7 and a half years.
Interestingly several employees of Vice Canada are accused of recruiting the smugglers
Several young Canadians caught smuggling coke in suitcases, into Australia in 2015, were sentenced to terms of 6 to 7 and a half years.
Interestingly several employees of Vice Canada are accused of recruiting the smugglers
Even tough i feel 7 years is way too long for such crime (3 would be more than enough) at leats its not life... they have a chance to live again afterward...
I think for the record amount they were smuggling they will get much more that 7 years. I am betting on 10+ years.
If it’s true that they got a sentence of 6-7 years, I would say they were extremely lucky. I am all for more lenient sentencing on people that have small amounts of illicit drugs on them for personal use (provided they’re given an opportunity to go to rehab), but drug smugglers should be dealt with harshly. Contrary to popular belief, it is not a victimless crime.
personaly possession shouldnt even land you in jail honestly.
And not a victimless crime? Well you decide if you drug yourself or not ...
Alchool is the same as drugs, its addictive, fuck you up, cause many deaths a year (drunk and driving) and yet its legal. They tried to ban it but it didn't work.
You should be free to drug yourself just as you are to drink alchool, its your body. And thats a drug free person speaking here.
I really hope they get very very light sentence. 10+ years would be way too much. And its not cause there cute ladies. If it was 2 dudes i would say the same.
And not a victimless crime? Well you decide if you drug yourself or not ...
Alchool is the same as drugs, its addictive, fuck you up, cause many deaths a year (drunk and driving) and yet its legal. They tried to ban it but it didn't work.
You should be free to drug yourself just as you are to drink alchool, its your body. And thats a drug free person speaking here.
I really hope they get very very light sentence. 10+ years would be way too much. And its not cause there cute ladies. If it was 2 dudes i would say the same.
Yes, drug smuggling is not a victimless crime and it has nothing to do with deciding whether or not to take drugs. It's all the other crimes that it brings such as robberies, murders, extortion, etc. I have no sympathy for those girls, they knew what they were doing and they were brazen enough to try to bring a large amount of drugs not into their own country but into a foreign one.
http://www.tvanouvelles.ca/2017/11/02/condamnee-a-la-prison-isabelle-lagace-sera-liberee-en-2021
Isabelle Lagacé, who pleaded guilty, was sentenced to 7 years in jail.
She will be eligible to early release in february 2021.
Isabelle Lagacé, who pleaded guilty, was sentenced to 7 years in jail.
She will be eligible to early release in february 2021.
I don't know what Melina Roberge will do. She pleaded not guilty and her trial is set to start in february 2018.
I think she should plea guilty right now... if she decides to have a trial and is found guilty she will probably have a bigger sentence.
I think she should plea guilty right now... if she decides to have a trial and is found guilty she will probably have a bigger sentence.
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