R v Haddad

Decided: 2026-09-28. Docket: 2601-0262A. Citation: 2026 ABCA 306 (CanLII). Criminal and statutory offences — Bail pending appeal — Judicial interim release — Trafficking in anabolic steroids and laundering proceeds of crime — Convicted applicant seeks judicial interim release pending conviction appeal — Seriousness of offences considered in release analysis — Multi-year, sophisticated operation noted — Application granted | Procedure — Appeal — Not frivolous criterion — Criminal Code, s. 679(3) — Whether the conviction appeal is not frivolous — Low bar of “realistically arguable” applied, R v Oland, 2017 SCC 17 — Review of available transcripts and counsel argument — Criterion met | Procedure — Bail pending appeal — Surrender into custody — Criminal Code, s. 679(3) — Whether the applicant