From: johnturmel@yahoo.com   
      
   JCT: Max Gauthier, Martin Gendron and Eric Gravel had been   
   busted with a grow and were all facing life with a 1-year   
   mandatory minimum. But they decided to self-defend starting   
   with the Quash motion. After numerous attempts to have it   
   heard with the Crown ducking it every time that they got to   
   invoke the Jordan ruling that over 30 months was too long.   
      
   Then the Crown and their lawyer came up with a deal that one   
   would plead guilty and do the year (2 months in Quebec before   
   early prison release, 4 months before parole) and the other   
   two would walk. Three actually, a cousin had been caught there   
   and had used a lawyer who had to wait until the Three were   
   done.   
      
   Eric did the plea and the other three walked free. Max and   
   Martin and a 4th who'd been dragged along with a lawyer all   
   got off. No doubt his good deed will be rewarded.   
      
   Not bad, 2 months traded for 4 life sentences which I don't   
   think they'd have gotten if they hadn't had the balls to   
   fight.   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
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