<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title>Toronto Criminal Lawyer | Leora Shemesh Criminal Law</title><link>https://www.leorashemesh.com/</link><description><![CDATA[Leora Shemesh RSS]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 13 Mar 2024 16:00:00 +0000</pubDate><managingEditor>law@leorashemesh.com (Leora Shemesh)</managingEditor><generator>Leora Shemesh</generator><language>en</language><docs>http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss</docs><atom:link rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" href="https://www.leorashemesh.com/"/><item><title><![CDATA[Silence is not an option: Toronto lawyer Leora Shemesh tells her side of the story of ‘Free Our Hostages’ hoodies being unwelcome at Scotiabank Arena]]></title><link>https://www.leorashemesh.com/blog/silence-is-not-an-option</link><guid>https://www.leorashemesh.com/blog/post/view/post/121333</guid><description><![CDATA[<p style="text-align: start;">Silence is not an option: Toronto lawyer Leora Shemesh tells her side of the story of &lsquo;Free Our Hostages&rsquo; hoodies being unwelcome at Scotiabank Arena</p>
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]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 23 Nov 2019 16:00:00 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://assets.cdn.thewebconsole.com/S3WEB10145/blogImages/624b067f6da06.jpg" type="image/jpeg" length="74767"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[ACQUITTED IN MURDER TRIAL, FORMER ASPIRING MODEL IS REUNITED WITH BABY SHE ...]]></title><link>https://www.leorashemesh.com/blog/acquitted-in-murder-trial--former-aspiring-model-is-reunited-with-baby-she----</link><guid>https://www.leorashemesh.com/blog/post/view/post/114970</guid><description><![CDATA[A jury in Newmarket has convicted a man of first-degree murder in the shooting death of a Markham man, but acquitted his co-accused, a once-aspiring model who ...]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 07 Oct 2019 15:00:00 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://assets.cdn.thewebconsole.com/S3WEB10145/blogImages/624b07569b512.jpg" type="image/jpeg" length="55533"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[MANDEL: TORONTO DEFENCE LAWYER WHO TOOK ON PEEL POLICE HAS CHARGES ...]]></title><link>https://www.leorashemesh.com/blog/mandel--toronto-defence-lawyer-who-took-on-peel-police-has-charges----</link><guid>https://www.leorashemesh.com/blog/post/view/post/114972</guid><description><![CDATA[KITCHENER &mdash; She should never have been treated like this. Three years after she was arrested, fingerprinted and photographed, a fearless Toronto criminal defence lawyer ...]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 28 Jun 2018 16:00:00 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://assets.cdn.thewebconsole.com/S3WEB10145/blogImages/624b088145a0c.jpg" type="image/jpeg" length="69647"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[TORONTO LAWYER CLEARED OF PERJURY, OBSTRUCTION CHARGES AFTER DEFENCE ...]]></title><link>https://www.leorashemesh.com/blog/toronto-lawyer-cleared-of-perjury--obstruction-charges-after-defence----</link><guid>https://www.leorashemesh.com/blog/post/view/post/114971</guid><description><![CDATA[KITCHENER &mdash; In an unusual move, the Crown has withdrawn perjury and obstruction of justice charges against Toronto defence lawyer Leora Shemesh ...]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 28 Jun 2018 15:00:00 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://assets.cdn.thewebconsole.com/S3WEB10145/blogImages/624b07fa1aa28.jpg" type="image/jpeg" length="73354"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Little Movement On Peel Police Investigation Into Officers]]></title><link>https://www.leorashemesh.com/blog/little-movement-on-peel-police-investigation-into-officers</link><guid>https://www.leorashemesh.com/blog/post/view/post/113747</guid><description><![CDATA[By Michele Mandel, Toronto Sun

In the harshest terms, judges have called them liars and fabricators, and yet these Peel police officers continue on the job with no repercussions.

How can that be?

Soon after taking over the job, Peel Police Chief Jennifer Evans vowed that all allegations of misconduct against her police officers would now be treated seriously. &ldquo;It is imperative that we maintain the public&rsquo;s trust and confidence,&rdquo; she said last year.

But those words ring h...]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 11 Jun 2014 16:00:00 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Judge Slams Toronto Police Officers For Beating Caught Via On-Board Cameras]]></title><link>https://www.leorashemesh.com/blog/judge-slams-toronto-police-officers-for-beating-caught-via-on-board-cameras</link><guid>https://www.leorashemesh.com/blog/post/view/post/113748</guid><description><![CDATA[By Michele Mandel, Toronto Sun

TORONTO &ndash; What a shameful day for Toronto Police.

In a scathing judgment, a provincial court judge has slammed officers for &ldquo;misconduct&rdquo; and &ldquo;excessive force&rdquo; in the beating of Raymond Costain and stayed all seven charges against the young chef.

For the police, their on-board cameras would be their undoing.

In his exhaustive two-hour oral judgment, Justice Ford Clements said the police beating by Const. Christian Dobbs and then ...]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 23 Nov 2013 17:00:00 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[JUDGE ACQUITS TORONTO COOK, RULING POLICE USED EXCESSIVE FORCE]]></title><link>https://www.leorashemesh.com/blog/judge-acquits-toronto-cook--ruling-police-used-excessive-force</link><guid>https://www.leorashemesh.com/blog/post/view/post/114973</guid><description><![CDATA[A judge has stayed impaired driving, assault to resist arrest and other charges against a Toronto cook, ruling police used excessive force and seemed &ldquo;indifferent to the truth&rdquo;]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 13 Mar 2013 16:00:00 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://assets.cdn.thewebconsole.com/S3WEB10145/blogImages/624b0a00bd663.jpg" type="image/jpeg" length="80153"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Judge Acquits Toronto Cook, Ruling Police Used Excessive Force-]]></title><link>https://www.leorashemesh.com/blog/judge-acquits-toronto-cook--ruling-police-used-excessive-force</link><guid>https://www.leorashemesh.com/blog/post/view/post/113744</guid><description><![CDATA[By: Peter Small City Courts reporter, Published on Wed Mar 13 2013

A judge has stayed impaired driving, assault to resist arrest and other charges against a Toronto cook, ruling police used excessive force and seemed &ldquo;indifferent to the truth&rdquo; when testifying.

Const. Christian Dobbs repeatedly struck Raymond Costain with his elbow while arresting him, which was &ldquo;unnecessary, unjustified and excessive,&rdquo; provincial court Justice Ford Clements said Wednesday.

&ldquo;Th...]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 13 Mar 2013 16:00:00 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[FORCING BRA REMOVAL VIOLATED WOMAN'S CHARTER RIGHTS: JUDGE]]></title><link>https://www.leorashemesh.com/blog/forcing-bra-removal-violated-woman-s-charter-rights--judge</link><guid>https://www.leorashemesh.com/blog/post/view/post/114974</guid><description><![CDATA[TORONTO - A woman accused of drunk driving had her Charter rights violated when police forced her to remove her underwire bra, a Superior Court judge ruled.]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 13 Feb 2013 17:00:00 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://assets.cdn.thewebconsole.com/S3WEB10145/blogImages/624b0a326dd88.jpg" type="image/jpeg" length="80153"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Judge Finds Woman Ordered To Remove Her Bra By York Police Was Subjected To Unreasonable Search]]></title><link>https://www.leorashemesh.com/blog/judge-finds-woman-ordered-to-remove-her-bra-by-york-police-was-subjected-to-unreasonable-search</link><guid>https://www.leorashemesh.com/blog/post/view/post/113750</guid><description><![CDATA[By: Betsy Powell and Marco Chown Oved Staff Reporters, Published on Wed Feb 13 2013

A judge has criticized an unwritten York Regional Police safety policy requiring women suspects to remove their underwire bras while they&rsquo;re detained in police cells.

On Wednesday, Ontario Superior Court Justice Michelle Fuerst ordered a new impaired driving trial for Sang Eun Lee finding her rights to a reasonable search were violated when a female officer told her to remove her bra in a private room ...]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 13 Feb 2013 17:00:00 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[JUDGE FINDS WOMAN ORDERED TO REMOVE HER BRA BY YORK POLICE WAS ...]]></title><link>https://www.leorashemesh.com/blog/judge-finds-woman-ordered-to-remove-her-bra-by-york-police-was----</link><guid>https://www.leorashemesh.com/blog/post/view/post/114975</guid><description><![CDATA[A judge has criticized an unwritten York Regional Police safety policy requiring women suspects to remove their underwire bras while they&rsquo;re detained in police cells.]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 13 Feb 2013 17:00:00 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://assets.cdn.thewebconsole.com/S3WEB10145/blogImages/624b0a697ea26.jpg" type="image/jpeg" length="50817"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Forcing Bra Removal Violated Woman’s Charter Rights: Judge]]></title><link>https://www.leorashemesh.com/blog/forcing-bra-removal-violated-woman-s-charter-rights--judge</link><guid>https://www.leorashemesh.com/blog/post/view/post/113749</guid><description><![CDATA[By Sam Pazzano, Toronto Sun

TORONTO &ndash; A woman accused of drunk driving had her Charter rights violated when police forced her to remove her underwire bra, a Superior Court judge ruled.

Justice Michelle Fuerst quashed the impaired driving conviction against Sang Eun Lee, now 40, and ordered a new trial, ruling that the York Regional Police&rsquo;s unwritten policy treating the undergarments as potential weapons is unreasonable.

Fuerst also said the trial judge, Justice Anne-Marie Hour...]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 13 Feb 2013 17:00:00 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Defence Lawyer Alleges Toronto Officers Diverted 7 Kilos Of Meth Into Her Client’s Car]]></title><link>https://www.leorashemesh.com/blog/defence-lawyer-alleges-toronto-officers-diverted-7-kilos-of-meth-into-her-client-s-car</link><guid>https://www.leorashemesh.com/blog/post/view/post/113751</guid><description><![CDATA[February 11, 2013 edition of The Toronto Star, by Betsy Powell

Why would a drug dealer leave seven kilos of methamphetamine, worth $300,000, sitting on the back seat of his car overnight in a downtown Toronto parking lot when he knows he&rsquo;s being followed by police?

The question is one a defence lawyer is asking Superior Court Justice Michael Dambrot to consider when he decides whether her client, Velle Chanmany, 32, is guilty of possessing the drug for the purpose of trafficking.

&ld...]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 11 Feb 2013 17:00:00 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[DEFENCE LAWYER ALLEGES TORONTO OFFICERS DIVERTED 7 KILOS OF METH INTO ...]]></title><link>https://www.leorashemesh.com/blog/defence-lawyer-alleges-toronto-officers-diverted-7-kilos-of-meth-into----</link><guid>https://www.leorashemesh.com/blog/post/view/post/114976</guid><description><![CDATA[Why would a drug dealer leave seven kilos of methamphetamine, worth $300,000, sitting on the back seat of his car overnight in a downtown Toronto parking lot ...]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 11 Feb 2013 17:00:00 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://assets.cdn.thewebconsole.com/S3WEB10145/blogImages/624b0a981ae96.jpg" type="image/jpeg" length="80153"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Meet Leora Shemesh: The Police Force’s Enemy No. 1 In Court-]]></title><link>https://www.leorashemesh.com/blog/meet-leora-shemesh--the-police-force-s-enemy-no--1-in-court</link><guid>https://www.leorashemesh.com/blog/post/view/post/113752</guid><description><![CDATA[February 17, 2012 edition of The Toronto Star, by Betsy Powell



Leora Shemesh, flanked by a mugshot of Frank Sinatra in her College St. office, is a tough-as-nails defence lawyer whose hardball tactics in the courtroom have made her many enemies among Crowns and the police. &ndash; Colin McConnell/Toronto Star

For some police officers and Crown attorneys in the Greater Toronto Region, defence lawyer Leora Shemesh is public enemy No. 1.

She has built a reputation alleging officers lie in co...]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 17 Feb 2012 17:00:00 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[MEET LEORA SHEMESH: THE POLICE FORCE’S ENEMY NO. 1 IN COURT]]></title><link>https://www.leorashemesh.com/blog/meet-leora-shemesh--the-police-force-s-enemy-no--1-in-court</link><guid>https://www.leorashemesh.com/blog/post/view/post/114977</guid><description><![CDATA[<p>For some police officers and Crown attorneys in the Greater Toronto Region, defence lawyer Leora Shemesh is public enemy No. 1. She has built a reputation ...</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 17 Feb 2012 17:00:00 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://assets.cdn.thewebconsole.com/S3WEB10145/blogImages/624b0ac585d5c.jpg" type="image/jpeg" length="80456"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[JUDGE BLASTS PEEL POLICE OFFICERS IN COCAINE CASE]]></title><link>https://www.leorashemesh.com/blog/judge-blasts-peel-police-officers-in-cocaine-case</link><guid>https://www.leorashemesh.com/blog/post/view/post/114978</guid><description><![CDATA[A group of Peel Regional police officers &quot;essentially colluded and then committed perjury en masse,&quot; in their handling of a drug case that began more than two years ago ...]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 11 Feb 2012 17:00:00 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://assets.cdn.thewebconsole.com/S3WEB10145/blogImages/624b0b16052aa.jpg" type="image/jpeg" length="80153"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Judge Blasts Peel Police Officers In Cocaine Case-]]></title><link>https://www.leorashemesh.com/blog/judge-blasts-peel-police-officers-in-cocaine-case</link><guid>https://www.leorashemesh.com/blog/post/view/post/113745</guid><description><![CDATA[By: Timothy Appleby and Kim Mackrael

A group of Peel Regional police officers &ldquo;essentially colluded and then committed perjury en masse,&rdquo; in their handling of a drug case that began more than two years ago, a judge has found.

Tan-Hung Dinh, now 28, was arrested and charged with possession for the purpose of trafficking after a 2009 sting operation at a Mississauga motel. Police said they found nearly a kilo of cocaine in Mr. Dinh&rsquo;s car and another two kilos when they searc...]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 10 Feb 2012 17:00:00 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Peel Drug Cops Told Calculated Lies In Court, Judge Says-]]></title><link>https://www.leorashemesh.com/blog/peel-drug-cops-told-calculated-lies-in-court--judge-says</link><guid>https://www.leorashemesh.com/blog/post/view/post/113753</guid><description><![CDATA[February 10, 2012 edition of The Toronto Star, by Betsy Powell



A photograph of Tan-Hung Dinh shows obvious bruising suffered in what an Ontario Superior Court justice ruled was an unprovoked beating by Peel Region police who arrested him for drug trafficking.

Peel Region Police say they are conducting an internal investigation after a judge&rsquo;s damning words about the &ldquo;reprehensible&rdquo; conduct of members of their drug squad. But critics are skeptical anything will be done.

...]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 10 Feb 2012 17:00:00 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[PEEL DRUG COPS TOLD CALCULATED LIES IN COURT, JUDGE SAYS]]></title><link>https://www.leorashemesh.com/blog/peel-drug-cops-told-calculated-lies-in-court--judge-says</link><guid>https://www.leorashemesh.com/blog/post/view/post/114979</guid><description><![CDATA[Peel Region Police say they are conducting an internal investigation after a judge&rsquo;s damning words about the &ldquo;reprehensible&rdquo; conduct of members of their drug squad.]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 10 Feb 2012 17:00:00 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://assets.cdn.thewebconsole.com/S3WEB10145/blogImages/624b0d8fa8eb3.jpg" type="image/jpeg" length="53812"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Juror Alleges She Was Coerced Into Murder Verdict In Christopher Lewis Trial-]]></title><link>https://www.leorashemesh.com/blog/juror-alleges-she-was-coerced-into-murder-verdict-in-christopher-lewis-trial</link><guid>https://www.leorashemesh.com/blog/post/view/post/113754</guid><description><![CDATA[January 15, 2012 edition of The Toronto Star, by Betsy Powell

A lawyer is taking the relatively rare step Monday of asking a judge to investigate a woman&rsquo;s claims she was coerced by fellow jurors into convicting a man of second-degree murder.

The issue is a tricky one for the justice system because it is a criminal offence for anyone to disclose what took place behind the closed doors of a jury room.

&ldquo;She can&rsquo;t necessarily articulate it without the possibility of being pr...]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 15 Jan 2012 17:00:00 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[JUROR ALLEGES SHE WAS COERCED INTO MURDER VERDICT IN CHRISTOPHER ...]]></title><link>https://www.leorashemesh.com/blog/juror-alleges-she-was-coerced-into-murder-verdict-in-christopher----</link><guid>https://www.leorashemesh.com/blog/post/view/post/114980</guid><description><![CDATA[A lawyer is taking the relatively rare step Monday of asking a judge to investigate a woman&rsquo;s claims she was coerced by fellow jurors into convicting a man of ...]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 15 Jan 2012 17:00:00 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://assets.cdn.thewebconsole.com/S3WEB10145/blogImages/624b0dc2b0820.jpg" type="image/jpeg" length="80153"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[UNDERWIRE BRA SUPPORTS DRUNK DRIVING DEFENCE]]></title><link>https://www.leorashemesh.com/blog/underwire-bra-supports-drunk-driving-defence</link><guid>https://www.leorashemesh.com/blog/post/view/post/114981</guid><description><![CDATA[An underwire bra is at the centre of an impaired driving case after police asked a suspect to remove her lingerie over concerns it could be used as a &ldquo;weapon.&rdquo;]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 10 Mar 2011 17:00:00 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://assets.cdn.thewebconsole.com/S3WEB10145/blogImages/624b0df4a595b.jpg" type="image/jpeg" length="51637"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[NOT GUILTY IN FATAL SHOOTING OF 11-YEAR-OLD]]></title><link>https://www.leorashemesh.com/blog/not-guilty-in-fatal-shooting-of-11-year-old</link><guid>https://www.leorashemesh.com/blog/post/view/post/114982</guid><description><![CDATA[TORONTO &mdash; After deliberating all weekend, a Superior Court jury found two men not guilty of second-degree murder in the fatal shooting of 11-year-old Ephraim Brown ...]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 14 Dec 2010 17:00:00 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://assets.cdn.thewebconsole.com/S3WEB10145/blogImages/624b0e238d5ca.jpg" type="image/jpeg" length="74897"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Men Acquitted in Killing Ephraim Brown-]]></title><link>https://www.leorashemesh.com/blog/march-24--2005-edition-of-the-toronto-star--by-tracy-huffman--one-officer-recalled-that-the-frame-on-the-door-was-damaged--another-said-the-closing-mechanism-was-broken--and-another-never-noted-anything-about-the-door--and-testified-that-if-something-had-</link><guid>https://www.leorashemesh.com/blog/post/view/post/113767</guid><description><![CDATA[Men Acquitted in Killing Ephraim Brown.

December 13, 2010 edition of the Toronto Star, by Betsy Powell

&ldquo;After deliberating all weekend, the jury rejected the testimony of star Crown witness Kishauna Thomas, 21, who identified Akiel Eubank and Gregory Sappleton, both 24, as the persons who fired handguns at each other at her outdoor birthday party early on July 22, 2007.&rdquo;

During the trial, Leora Shemesh supported the attacking of Thomas&rsquo;s credibility and pointed to inconsi...]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 13 Dec 2010 17:00:00 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[MEN ACQUITTED IN KILLING OF EPHRAIM BROWN]]></title><link>https://www.leorashemesh.com/blog/men-acquitted-in-killing-of-ephraim-brown</link><guid>https://www.leorashemesh.com/blog/post/view/post/114983</guid><description><![CDATA[For the family of Ephraim Brown, it was a day of anguish and incomprehension that apparently no one will ever be brought to justice for snuffing out the life of the ...]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 13 Dec 2010 17:00:00 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://assets.cdn.thewebconsole.com/S3WEB10145/blogImages/624b0e557340c.jpg" type="image/jpeg" length="74114"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Civil Rights Group Protest-]]></title><link>https://www.leorashemesh.com/blog/civil-rights-group-protest</link><guid>https://www.leorashemesh.com/blog/post/view/post/113760</guid><description><![CDATA[Toronto lawyer offers search warrant insight

Monday, November 10th 2009 edition of The Toronto Sun, by Jenny Yuen

A Toronto Police canvass of 6,000 homes without a warrant in the case of missing teen Mariam Makhniashvili steps on the rights of residents and might be a waste of time, a civil liberties group says.

&ldquo;It has clear problems for the civil rights and civil liberties of people who are affected by it,&rdquo; said Robert Holmes, president of the British Columbia Civil Liberties...]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 17:00:00 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[SCC BACKS CIVIL REMEDIES ACT]]></title><link>https://www.leorashemesh.com/blog/scc-backs-civil-remedies-act</link><guid>https://www.leorashemesh.com/blog/post/view/post/114984</guid><description><![CDATA[The criminal defence bar is condemning a Supreme Court of Canada decision backing Ontario&rsquo;s Civil Remedies Act, saying the province now has an easier route ...]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 27 Apr 2009 16:00:00 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://assets.cdn.thewebconsole.com/S3WEB10145/blogImages/624b0e85e603e.jpg" type="image/jpeg" length="51221"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Criminals First, Patients Second.]]></title><link>https://www.leorashemesh.com/blog/criminals-first--patients-second-</link><guid>https://www.leorashemesh.com/blog/post/view/post/113755</guid><description><![CDATA[June 9, 2007 edition of The Guelph Mercury, by Russell Barth (editorial)

&ldquo;Your article notes Leora Shemesh saying if Marco Renda pleaded guilty to any drug-related counts he could have lost his federal exemption from marijuana laws&hellip;.a medical marijuana user has to live under the constant threat of medicinal deprivation at the hands of his own government.&rdquo; [Read more to find out how a Toronto drug lawyer helps medical marijuana user.]

Toronto Drug Lawyer Fights Drug Posses...]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 09 Jun 2007 16:00:00 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Medical Pot Rules Will Make You Sick]]></title><link>https://www.leorashemesh.com/blog/medical-pot-rules-will-make-you-sick</link><guid>https://www.leorashemesh.com/blog/post/view/post/113756</guid><description><![CDATA[June 8, 2007 edition of The Guelph Mercury, by Scott Tracey

Renda&rsquo;s plea, the end result of extensive pretrial negotiations between Doney, defence counsel Leora Shemesh and Justice Walter Gonet, was carefully crafted. By pleading guilty to a non-drug offence, and admitting only that he mailed out plant marters, Renda has avoid ruffling any feathers at Health Canada.

A conviction bearing even a whiff of marijuana could have cost Renda his federal exemption from Canada&rsquo;s marijuana...]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 08 Jun 2007 16:00:00 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Man Pleads Guilty To Pot-By-Post Plan; Plea Crafted To Protect Gower’s Licence]]></title><link>https://www.leorashemesh.com/blog/man-pleads-guilty-to-pot-by-post-plan--plea-crafted-to-protect-gower-s-licence</link><guid>https://www.leorashemesh.com/blog/post/view/post/113757</guid><description><![CDATA[June 7, 2007 edition of The Guelph Mercury, by Scott Tracey

&ldquo;A medical marijuana crusader accused of mailing pot to fellow users in the United States and Britain pleaded guilty yesterday to committing mischief by using Canada Post services &ldquo;without proper authority.&rdquo;&hellip;

Outside court, Renda&rsquo;s lawyer, Leora Shemesh, said the plea was carefully crafted to protect her client&rsquo;s Health Canada licence, which allows Renda to possess and grow marijuana.&rdquo; [Re...]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 07 Jun 2007 16:00:00 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Judge Knew Pot Smoker’s Reference; He Excuses Himself From Sentencing In Medical Marijuana Exporting Case.]]></title><link>https://www.leorashemesh.com/blog/judge-knew-pot-smoker-s-reference--he-excuses-himself-from-sentencing-in-medical-marijuana-exporting-case-</link><guid>https://www.leorashemesh.com/blog/post/view/post/113758</guid><description><![CDATA[May 11, 2006 edition of The Guelph Mercury, by Scott Tracey

&ldquo;When court began yesterday morning, Hearn called the two lawyers into his office and explained the conflict. He later explained in open court why he could not continue to hear Renda&rsquo;s case&hellip;

Shemesh said she had no problem with Hearn continuing with the case, but understood why the judge felt he must remove himself.&rdquo; [Read more on how a Toronto defence lawyer fights marijuana possession charges.]

Marijuana...]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 11 May 2006 16:00:00 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Medical Pot User Admits Exporting Grass.]]></title><link>https://www.leorashemesh.com/blog/medical-pot-user-admits-exporting-grass-</link><guid>https://www.leorashemesh.com/blog/post/view/post/113759</guid><description><![CDATA[February 23, 2006 edition of The Guelph Mercury, by Scott Tracey

&ldquo;&hellip;members of the OPP Drug Enforcement Section executed a search warrant at Renda&rsquo;s Southgate Township home. During the search police seized eight vials of hashish oil, valued at $2300, from the living room.

Defence counsel Leora Shemesh of Toronto said Renda admits &ldquo;the elements of the offences&rdquo; to which he pleaded guilty, but disputes the value of the drugs attached by the Crown.&rdquo; [Read th...]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 23 Feb 2006 17:00:00 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[$400G Bust Tossed. Man Cleared Of Pot Charges After Illegal Search]]></title><link>https://www.leorashemesh.com/blog/-400g-bust-tossed--man-cleared-of-pot-charges-after-illegal-search</link><guid>https://www.leorashemesh.com/blog/post/view/post/113763</guid><description><![CDATA[Pot charges cleared by successful drug attorney

Tuesday, April 5, 2005 edition of The Toronto Sun, by Sam Pazzano

&ldquo;[The judge] excluded all the evidence &ndash; including more than $400,000 worth of marijuana &ndash; seized in the search and tossed out the charges.

&ldquo;The message is police can&rsquo;t have shortcuts, violate people&rsquo;s rights by conducting illegal searches,&rdquo; said Kim&rsquo;s lawyer, Leora Shemesh.&rdquo; [Read the entire article on how a drug attorney c...]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 05 Apr 2005 16:00:00 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Judge Dismisses Grow-Op Charges; Home Searched Without Warrant Charter Rights Abused, Court Rules]]></title><link>https://www.leorashemesh.com/blog/judge-dismisses-grow-op-charges--home-searched-without-warrant-charter-rights-abused--court-rules</link><guid>https://www.leorashemesh.com/blog/post/view/post/113764</guid><description><![CDATA[April 5, 2005 edition of The Toronto Star, by Tracy Huffman

&ldquo;Defence lawyers have been winning a number of cases involving accused grow operators because judges are ruling that search warrants are invalid&hellip;

Kim&rsquo;s lawyer, Leora Shemesh argued that police violated her client&rsquo;s Charter rights by entering the Highview Rd. home in Pickering without a warrant.&rdquo; [Read how Toronto drug lawyer gets marijuana charges dismissed.]

Toronto Drug Lawyer Gets Marijuana Charge...]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 05 Apr 2005 16:00:00 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lack Of Search Warrant Trial’s Focus; Police Entered Pickering Home Man Charged With Running Grow Op]]></title><link>https://www.leorashemesh.com/blog/lack-of-search-warrant-trial-s-focus--police-entered-pickering-home-man-charged-with-running-grow-op</link><guid>https://www.leorashemesh.com/blog/post/view/post/113765</guid><description><![CDATA[March 25, 2005 edition of The Toronto Star, by Tracy Huffman

&ldquo;&hellip;Officers later entered the home, testifying that they wanted to be sure there hadn&rsquo;t been a break and enter and that someone wasn&rsquo;t injured and trapped inside the home.

Kim&rsquo;s lawyer, Leora Shemesh argued that evidence of the grow op was not obtained legitimately, with an authorized search warrant, and therefore is not admissible in court. The search of the residence was a breach of Kim&rsquo;s Char...]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 25 Mar 2005 17:00:00 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Warrant Central To Pot Case.]]></title><link>https://www.leorashemesh.com/blog/warrant-central-to-pot-case-</link><guid>https://www.leorashemesh.com/blog/post/view/post/113766</guid><description><![CDATA[March 24, 2005 edition of The Toronto Star, by Tracy Huffman

&ldquo;One officer recalled that the frame on the door was damaged. Another said the closing mechanism was broken. And another never noted anything about the door, and testified that if something had been out of the ordinary he would have noticed. Some had concerns about a possible break and enter.

Behind the door was a marijuana grow operation, and when Durham Regional Police entered the Highview Rd. home in Pickering on April 20...]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 24 Mar 2005 17:00:00 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Grow-Op Arrest Began With Dogs On The Loose-]]></title><link>https://www.leorashemesh.com/blog/grow-op-arrest-began-with-dogs-on-the-loose</link><guid>https://www.leorashemesh.com/blog/post/view/post/113746</guid><description><![CDATA[By: Chistie Blatchford

Meet the alleged tip of the proverbial iceberg: Edmond Young Dun Kim is an accused grow-op producer, and if the estimates of police forces across the country are accurate, and as the Bible puts it, his name is legion, for they are many.

Mr. Kim&rsquo;s criminal trial on four charges under the federal Controlled Drugs and Substances Act &mdash; production of marijuana; production for the purposes of trafficking; possession; and possession of property obtained by crime ...]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 22 Mar 2005 17:00:00 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[GROW-OP ARREST BEGAN WITH DOGS ON THE LOOSE]]></title><link>https://www.leorashemesh.com/blog/grow-op-arrest-began-with-dogs-on-the-loose</link><guid>https://www.leorashemesh.com/blog/post/view/post/114985</guid><description><![CDATA[Meet the alleged tip of the proverbial iceberg: Edmond Young Dun Kim is an accused grow-op producer, and if the estimates of police forces across the ...]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 22 Mar 2005 17:00:00 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://assets.cdn.thewebconsole.com/S3WEB10145/blogImages/624b0eb214c0c.jpg" type="image/jpeg" length="80153"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Potheads Told To Butt Out. But Court Aids Medicinal Use.]]></title><link>https://www.leorashemesh.com/blog/potheads-told-to-butt-out--but-court-aids-medicinal-use-</link><guid>https://www.leorashemesh.com/blog/post/view/post/113761</guid><description><![CDATA[Toronto drug lawyer defends marijuana possession charges

Wednesday, October 8, 2003 edition of The Toronto Sun, by Sam Pazzano

&ldquo;It was legal to smoke yesterday and today it isn&rsquo;t. But it was a decision that tried to make everyone happy,&rdquo; Shemesh said. &ldquo;Rules were relaxed so that licensed producers may make money for their work and before they couldn&rsquo;t.&rdquo; [Read the entire article on marijuana related charges.]

Marijuana Possession Charges Are No Small Matt...]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 08 Oct 2003 16:00:00 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Toronto Drug Lawyer Defends Medical Marijuana Access Case]]></title><link>https://www.leorashemesh.com/blog/toronto-drug-lawyer-defends-medical-marijuana-access-case</link><guid>https://www.leorashemesh.com/blog/post/view/post/113762</guid><description><![CDATA[Lawyers, clients on a high over ruling

January 10, 2003 edition of The Toronto Sun by Jason Tchir

&ldquo;Lawyers and their clients who persuaded a judge to strike down the medicinal marijuana regulations as unconstitutional were high on yesterday&rsquo;s &ldquo;bold&rdquo; landmark ruling&hellip;

&ldquo;This is the strongest decision we have to date about the climate of the day with regard to decriminalization,&rdquo; said lawyer Leora Shemesh. Shemesh said Lederman is saying &ldquo;the Ma...]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 10 Jan 2003 17:00:00 +0000</pubDate></item></channel></rss>
