Law360 Canada ( November 24, 2017, 8:26 AM EST) -- Appeal by the accused, Plourde, from convictions for flight from police and possession of methamphetamine for the purpose of trafficking. Police sought the arrest of the accused pursuant to a parole violation warrant. An unmarked police vehicle blocked in the accused's vehicle. He attempted to flee the scene and was apprehended. Upon executing the arrest, police seized 35 grams of methamphetamine. At trial, a police witness was qualified as an expert. He testified that the amount of methamphetamine seized was consistent with trafficking, and was inconsistent with personal consumption. The trial judge accepted the expert evidence and convicted the accused of the drug charge. The trial judge also found that the accused knew the vehicle that blocked him contained police and he therefore possessed the requisite intent for the flight offence. The accused appealed. The Crown conceded the flight conviction could not be sustained due to impermissible reliance on a post-arrest utterance by the accused as evidence of his intent while driving....