Alleged Drug-Dealer Denied Request & Sqabbles With Lawyer
Judge denies man’s request to reverse a guilty plea to drug-related charges Poll Is your favourite NHL team in the playoffs? Yes No Don't follow NHL VIEW RESULTS @MedicineHatNews Follow Us BY JEREMY APPEL ON APRIL 10, 2019. SUBSCRIBE NOW jappel@medicinehatnews.com @MHNJeremyAppel A man who wanted to reverse a guilty plea for a drug-related charge has had his effort denied in provincial court, where his former lawyer took the stand. Ashley Gackle, who appeared in the dock at Medicine Hat Provincial Court on Tuesday before taking the stand himself, claimed he felt pressured into pleading guilty to possessing methamphetamine for the purposes of trafficking without understanding the sentencing implications. Gackle had to waive solicitor-client privilege to allow ex-counsel Stephen Bitzer to testify. “I couldn’t live with myself knowing I was pleading to something I didn’t do,” Gackle testified. He said he was under...
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