Fines in lieu of forfeiture orders do not contravene Charter, Ontario Court of Appeal rules

By Christopher Guly ( February 28, 2023, 11:07 AM EST) -- Ontario’s top court allowed a Crown appeal of a trial judge’s decision that found the imposition of a fine in the amount of the value of cocaine resulting from a charge of possession of the proceeds of crime in lieu of a forfeiture order a violation of rights under section 12 of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms for other people in reasonably hypothetical situations....