Possession of Property Obtained by Crime - Criminal Lawyers

"Property" under the Criminal Code of Canada includes:

• (a) real and personal property of every description and deeds and instruments relating to or evidencing the title or right to property, or giving a right to recover or receive money or goods,
• (b) property originally in the possession or under the control of any person, and any property into or for which it has been converted or exchanged and anything acquired at any time by the conversion or exchange, and
• (c) any postal card, postage stamp or other stamp issued or prepared for issue under the authority of Parliament or the legislature of a province for the payment to the Crown or a corporate body of any fee, rate or duty, whether or not it is in the possession of the Crown or of any person;

Offences relating to possession of stolen property are found in Part IX of the Criminal Code relating to "Offences Against Rights of Property".

Possession of property obtained by crime

Section 354 (1) states that "Every one commits an offence who has in his possession any property or thing or any proceeds of any property or thing knowing that all or part of the property or thing or of the proceeds was obtained by or derived directly or indirectly from

(a) the commission in Canada of an offence punishable by indictment; or(b) an act or omission anywhere that, if it had occurred in Canada, would have constituted an offence punishable by indictment."

Our experienced team of Criminal defence Lawyers represent clients charged with possession of property obtained by crime in Mississauga, Brampton, Milton, Newmarket, Toronto, Oshawa, Orangeville, Hamilton, Barrie, Oakville, Burlington, Guelph, Kitchener, North York, and across Southwestern Ontario. If you have been charged with a criminal charge, contact our Criminal Lawyers for a free telephone case evaluation today.  We will fight to defend your charges and get you the results you deserve.