Drug trafficking case spiked by affair
A court case against an alleged cannabis trafficking network may be thrown out of court after the admission of an affair between a Crown prosecutor and a defense lawyer.
At least it was only cannabis in question.
bob 15:33 on 2025-08-01 Permalink
“In 2023, she was found guilty of drunk driving and leaving the scene of an accident after she hit another vehicle while parking her car.
When a witness called police, Bourbonnais-Rougeau took refuge in her apartment, telling responding officers she was a Crown prosecutor and refusing to allow them to enter until they produced a search warrant.”
So, she’s still a prosecutor – how? If fleeing the scene of a drunk driving accident and sex with defense counsel doesn’t get you fired, what does?
Nicholas 17:09 on 2025-08-01 Permalink
It would be funny if the prosecutor’s office keeps her employed until literally the day she’s disbarred.
walkerp 19:29 on 2025-08-01 Permalink
She sounds sketchy but also seems pretty flimsy stuff to throw the entire case out. The defense attorney was just as guilty, so why does his side benefit? Can not the judge just evaluate what might have been compromised and adjust the proceedings accordingly?
H. John 21:14 on 2025-08-01 Permalink
While she was found guilty of drunk driving, her case is still under appeal.
“She appealed her conviction in Superior Court but lost the appeal last fall. She’s now appealing that decision before the Quebec Court of Appeal.”
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/drug-case-montreal-conflict-of-interest-1.7598591
Nicholas 14:16 on 2025-08-02 Permalink
walkerp, it’s not about the sides, but the prejudice to the defendants. The defendants did nothing wrong (well, except all the alleged crimes), just their lawyer. Obviously if this was a plan to compromise a lawyer to cause a stay that would get them in (more) trouble, but if it’s lawyers acting on their own, the judge will evaluate whether it’s justice that was perverted, or just these two.