Publications

Former Toronto mayor Rob Ford’s friend Alexander (Sandro) Lisi has been found not guilty on drug-related charges. Hamilton Spectator Toronto Star. Lisi’s co-accused – Jamshid (Jay) Bahrami – was also found not guilty. …Read more

An Ontario judge is set to give his decision today in the drug trial of Rob Ford’s driver. Defence lawyers have asked Justice Ramez Khawly to acquit Alexandro (Sandro) Lisi and co-accused Jamshid (Jay) Bahrami of all charges. …Read more

An undercover police officer pushed hard for a dry cleaner to arrange a drug deal with then mayor Rob Ford’s driver but there’s no evidence the store owner was ever a trafficker, an Ontario court heard Wednesday. CBC News …Read more

The arrest of then-mayor Rob Ford’s driver and a dry cleaner followed months of intense police surveillance that involved officers, aerial spotting, electronic tracking and even a camera mounted on a street pole, an Ontario court heard Monday. Toronto Star 680 News …Read more

A recent decision by the Ontario Superior Court provides useful, albeit sobering, guidance to the issue of applications by individuals for the return of items seized by the police. …Read more

Toronto criminal lawyer Jacob Stilman has suggested to the court that the drug investigation that ensnared Rob Ford’s friend and a drycleaner during the crack-tape scandal was based on a deception involving an undercover Toronto police officer who became friends with one of the accused, reports CBC, Globe and Mail, Toronto Star, and National Post …Read more

A hearing into drug charges against a friend of former Toronto mayor Rob Ford began Tuesday with the accused a no show, one count against him withdrawn, and his co-accused making an extraordinary request to be excused from trial. …Read more

Here’s a question for everyone: when was the last time a police officer was arrested for an alleged offence, and I mean arrested – apprehended in the middle of the work day, hand-cuffed to the back, in front of colleagues, the public, the press, “perp-walked,” and stuffed into a waiting police cruiser for the benefit… …Read more

How appropriate that the Super Bowl is coming up. Once again, like a well-practiced football team, the Conservative government is breaking out its playbook and going with its favourite scoring set piece: the old “let’s-get-tough-on-crime” touchdown pass. …Read more

Lawyers who lose a case must remain focused on the sentencing and the possibility of appealing, Toronto criminal lawyer Jacob Stilman tells Lawyers Weekly. …Read more