RECENT SUCCESSES
D.R. vs. Superintendent of Motor Vehicles - Vancouver Supreme Court
September 25, 2005
| Charge: | Application to Set Aside a Driving Prohibition. |
| Issue: | Whether Mr. Mines' client ought to have been prohibited based on his driving record. |
| Result: | Driving prohibition set aside after Mr. Mines was able to obtain new trials and subsequent Crown withdrawals of two traffic offence convictions. |
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R. vs. B.G. - Surrey Provincial Court
August 19, 2005
| Charge: | Assault; Threatening; Unlawful Storage of Firearm. |
| Issue: | Credibility of the complainant, lawfulness of the search of residence. |
| Result: | After submissions to Crown by Mr. Mines, Crown withdrew all charges one week prior to trial. |
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R. vs. T.M. - Vancouver Provincial Court
August 10, 2005
| Charge: | Robbery with a Weapon. |
| Issue: | Whether the Crown had proved that Mr. Mines' client was, in fact, the robber. |
| Result: | Not Guilty. After hearing Mr. Mines' submissions on the "frailties of eyewitness identification," the trial judge dismissed the charge. READ THE DECISION |
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R. vs. L.I.G. - Vancouver Provincial Court
August 09, 2005
| Charge: | Robbery. |
| Issue: | Whether Mr. Mines' client was a "party" to the offence. |
| Result: | Not Guilty of robbery or any included offence. |
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R. vs. D.H. - North Vancouver Provincial Court
July 27, 2005
| Charge: | Impaired Driving/ Over .08. |
| Issue: | Whether the Crown would be granted a second adjournment of the trial. |
| Result: | After submissions to Crown by Mr. Mines, Crown Counsel withdrew the criminal charges and agreed to accept a guilty plea to Driving Without Due Care and Attention under the Motor Vehicle Act. Mr. Mines' client received a $200 fine but was not prohibited from driving. |
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R. vs. S.A. - Vancouver Provincial Court
June 15, 2005
| Charge: | Communicating for Prostitution. |
| Issue: | On a guilty plea, whether it was appropriate for Mr. Mines' client to receive a conviction. |
| Result: | After hearing Mr. Mines' submissions, the judge granted Mr. Mines' client a discharge. |
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R. vs. C.V. - Vancouver Provincial Court
June 14, 2005
| Charge: | Assault with a Weapon. |
| Issue: | Whether Crown Counsel could prove the charge. |
| Result: | Crown Counsel withdrew the charge on the trial date. |
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R. vs. S.D. - Vancouver Police Investigation
June 07, 2005
| Charge: | Sexual Assault. |
| Issue: | Whether police would recommend charges to Crown Counsel. |
| Result: | After hearing Mr. Mines' submissions on his client's behalf, the police decide not to forward charges. |
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R. vs. M.M. - Vancouver Provincial Court
May 26, 2005
| Charge: | Trafficking Marijuana. |
| Issue: | Whether the judge would accede to Crown's request for a jail sentence. |
| Result: | After hearing Mr. Mines' submissions, the Court granted Mr. Mines' client a 6 month Suspended Sentence with no community supervision required. READ THE DECISION (Hardcopy) |
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R. vs. C.H.C. Vancouver Provincial Court
January 19, 2005
| Charge: | Impaired Driving; Over .08 |
| Issue: | Whether Mr. Mines' client had "care or control" of the car. |
| Result: | Not Guilty. After hearing Mr. Mines' submissions, the trial judge had doubt that Mr. Mines' client was in care or control. |
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