Our Successes

Charge: Breach of Conditional Sentence Order (from Aggravated Assault conviction).
Issue: Whether there was a public interest in proceeding with the Breach allegation, given the rehabilitative steps our client had taken on his own initiative.
Result: Rather than facing termination of our client’s sentence of house arrest and the prospect of incarcaration for the balance of his sentence, Mr. Johmson was able to persuade Crown Counsel to withdraw the allegation of Breach. No jail.

Charge: Aggravated Assault.
Issue: Whether our client acted in self defence in causing life threatening injuries to the complainant.
Result: After a two day trial, the court agreed with Mr. Johnson’s submissions that our client was acting in self defence. Not guilty. No criminal record.

Charge: Assault with a Weapon.
Issue: Whether it was reasonable to believe that our client possessed the weapon to defend himself or his property.
Result: Mr. Mines was able to persuade Crown that, given the circumstances, it was not in the public interest to proceed with the criminal charge. Upon completing Alternative Measures, Crown Counsel entered a stay of proceedings. No criminal record.

Charge: Assault (domestic).
Issue: Whether it was in the public interest to proceed with the criminal prosecution.
Result: Mr. Mines was able to persuade Crown counsel to stay the criminal charge upon our client enering into a peace bond. no criminal record.

Charge: Assault with a Weapon; Possession of  a Dangerous Weapon; Uttering a Threat.
Issue: Whether the Crown could prove aggravating factors; whether the complainant had provoked our client to threaten him with a machete.
Result: We were able to persuade Crown to proceed only on the lesser offence of Uttering a Threat. After hearing Mr. Mines’ submissions, the Court granted our client a 30 day conditional sentence and 12 months probation, and not the jail sentence the Crown had originally sought.