R. V. Keilty

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the defendant was convicted of possession and trafficking even though he
did not posses at any time the narcotics. In the case R.v.Piscopo it was
demonstrated that an accused can be convicted upon circumstantial evidence. The
accused can be convicted using all of the aforementioned cases. Another issue
is that if this case becomes precedent it would open a "floodgate" or loophole
in the law where other criminals may escape through. This would allow for more
dangerous dealers of narcotics, who operate their business "long distance" to
escape prosecution because they never actually had the narcotics in their
possession.

Appellant arguments
A person should not be stigmatized by conviction for a criminal offense
they did not actually commit.. The case R.v.Vallancourt illustrates the use of
the "stigma" test. A person who is convicted of possession should not be also
branded as a trafficker of narcotics also. Another principle brought to the
court from the R.v.Vallancourt case ...

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