The man who allegedly flew and crashed his aircraft while impaired, found himself back in court on Monday to hear the results of a Charter Rights challenge he had filed in January.

Calvin Pahl and his lone passenger suffered minor injuries in the crash last May, and he was charged with operating an aircraft while impaired and causing bodily harm.

Pahl’s defence in January made the argument that there had been a violation of Charter Rights after Pahl’s arrest while he was contacting legal council.

The judge presiding over the case made his decision on March 16; deciding against Pahl and finding that there had been no Charter breaches.

The trial has subsequently been set to continue on November 12, 2020.

Curtis Wiebe, the crown prosecutor in the case, says that he is satisfied with the Judge’s decision to move the trial forward, although he would have preferred an earlier court date than November.

He added that nevertheless, this latest ruling is a significant part of the case.

He says that the Crown would likely not need to add further evidence than already submitted to the court and the defence will now be set to argue other points.

After Pahl was arrested, he was tested twice by a certified breathalyzer technician and he failed both tests resulting in a final reading of 0.185