One win, one loss for man convicted in multiple crimes

A Hamilton man, arrested after a 2020 two-vehicle crash in Brant County, has lost his appeal of a five-year prison sentence in early June after the courts decided a breach of his Charter rights was minor.Cadence Beauparlant, now 25, was convicted of three counts of drug possession for trafficking – fentanyl, hydromorphone and oxycodone – possession of a prohibited weapon and proceeds of crime under $5,000.During his 2022 trial, Beauparlant argued he shouldn’t have been arreste