R. Vs. Nur – Dirk Derstine

Possession of a Prohibited Firearm

Use the link below to read Dirk Derstine's comments in The Lawyer's Weekly on the government's legislative response to the Supreme Court of Canada's decision in R. vs. Nur.

R. v. Nur is a decision of the Supreme Court of Canada which struck down the mandatory minimum sentence of three years for possession of a prohibited firearm. Dirk Derstine was counsel for Mr. Nur at trial, at the Ontario Court of Appeal, and at the Supreme Court of Canada.

 

The Lawyer's Weekly: Mandatory Minimums for Gun Crimes Revived

Update:  Publisher LexisNexis recently announced that it’s discontinuing The Lawyers Weekly on March 31, 2017.  It has been replaced by The Lawyers Daily.

 

Dirk Derstine was called to the bar in 1993 and has dedicated his career to providing a strong defence to those charged with very serious crimes. He has been counsel in over a hundred jury trials.

 

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