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S.G. was originally charged with over 300 counts of Break and Enter, several counts of possession of burglar tools and possession of stolen property and dangerous driving. After the preliminary inquiry in Newmarket, S.G. was discharged of all the Break and Enter charges and only had 7 counts remaining. S.G. was able to plead guilty to one count of possession of stolen property in the Ontario Court of Justice in Newmarket for a suspended sentence despite a long criminal record. Mr. Navarrete demonstrated through his cross examination at the preliminary inquiry the frailties of the police officers’ evidence dealing with their arrest of S.G., and that many of the items claimed by the victim’s to be in the possession of S.G. was simply unreliable. Mr. Navarrete also raised issues with the Crown Attorney of an illegal search of S.G.`s vehicle and how a routine traffic stop turned into a criminal investigation without any basis for their search and stop. In addition, Mr. Navarrete raised the spectre of an 11(b) argument for delay which resulted in a reasonable resolution.