David Francis Giles, 58, a Hells Angels member for more than 20 years.In this case, there's no evidence of who supplied the cocaine.
"The Crown has presented no evidence of what Giles actually did," Richard Fowler said of the charges against his client, David Francis Giles, 58, a Hells Angels member for more than 20 years."What cogent evidence is there that he's engaged in criminal activity?" he asked B.C. Supreme Court Justice Anne MacKenzie.After a 10-month trial, the prosecution has offered no evidence to prove Giles ever possessed or controlled nine kilograms of cocaine seized by police in Kelowna in 2005, Fowler said. "In this case, there's no evidence of who supplied the cocaine. There is no evidence that he paid for the cocaine," he added. Fowler suggested the Crown has taken evidence and moulded it to fit its theory that Giles was involved in a "joint venture" with two co-accused in possessing the cocaine for trafficking."But it's ill-fitting," he said of the Crown evidence. Giles is accused of possessing cocaine for the purpose of trafficking ...