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The accused in this matter was charged with possession of stolen property out of Kingston. The accused had gone to a hardware store on several occasions to pick up large orders of construction materials and on one occasion he was arrested. M.S. provided an incriminating statement. Joseph Neuberger and John Navarrete worked together to assist M.S. including having the accused assessed by a Forensic Psychiatrist. Counsel recommended that the accused also perform charitable work and to make a payment for some of the loss suffered by the complainant company as an ex gratia payment. After various Crown Pretrials and Judicial Pretrials, the Crown decided to withdraw the charges against M.S. after being shown that M.S. had a promising future.