Our Successes
The vast majority of our clients’ cases are resolved favourably.
R. vs. D.D. – Vancouver Provincial Court
/in All Successes, Driving Cases/by Mike MinesCharge: Driving while prohibited.
Issue: Whether it was in the public interest to proceed with the prohibited driving charge.
Result: Mr. Johnson was able to persuade Crown counsel to proceed on the lesser charge of driving without possessing a valid driver’s licence. Rather than the 12 month minimum mandatory driving prohibition, our client received a 4 month prohibition.
R. vs. J.L. – Surrey Provincial Court
/in All Successes, Assault & Threatening Charges/by Mike MinesCharge: Assault (domestic).
Issue: Given the rehabilitative steps we were able to guide our client through, whether it was in the public interest to continue with the criminal prosecution.
Result: Mr. Johnson was able to persuade Crown counsel to enter a stay of proceedings on the assault charge upon you entering into a s. 810 peace bond. No criminal record.
R. vs. R.M. – Insurance fraud investigation
/in All Successes, Theft & Fraud/by Mike MinesCharge: Fraud Under $5000.
Issue: Whether there was a public interest in proceeding with the prosecution in this extended health insurance fraud matter.
Result: Mr. Johnson was able to negotite a civil settlement and to persuade the investigator to not pursue a prosecution. No criminal record.
R. vs. D.P. – Vancouver provincial Court
/in All Successes, Assault & Threatening Charges/by Mike MinesCharge: Uttering a Threat (reduced to Peace Bond).
Issues: Whether the words uttered were clearly a threat or not.
Result: Mr. Mines was able to persuade Crown counsel that the words were vague. Crown agreed to end the criminal prosecution upon our client entering into a Peace Bond with a “no contact” condition. No criminal record.
R. vs. B.R. – Port Coquitlam Provincial Court
/in All Successes, Property Offences/by Mike MinesCharges: Mischief to Property (x2).
Issue: Whether, given our client’s circumstances, it was appropriate to continue the criminal prosecution of this matter which involved damage in excess of $5000 to two vehicles.
Result: Mr. Johnson was able to persuade Crown counsel to allow our client into the Alternative Measures Program and to stay both criminal charges upon completion. No criminal record.
R. vs. V. P. – Vancouver Provincial Court
/in All Successes, Assault & Threatening Charges/by Mike MinesCharges: Assault, Uttering Threats.
Issue: Given the context of this threatening and assault by spitting offence, whether it was appropriate for our client to be convicted.
Result: Mr. Gauthier provided additional information to the Crown and the Court about our client and was able to persuade the judge to grant our client a conditional discharge. No criminal conviction.
R. vs. P. I. – Vancouver Provincial Court
/in All Successes, Sexual Offence Cases/by Mike MinesCharges: Sexual Assault (reduced to assault).
Issue: Given our client’s mental health issues, whether it was in the public interest for Crown to continue with the sex assaukt prosecution.
Result: Mr. Johnson was able to provide information top Crown counsel and to persuade Crown to proceed with a charge of common assault. After hearing Mr. Johnson’s submissions, the court granted our client a conditional discharge. no criminal conviction. no jail, no sex offender registry.
R. vs. J.K. – Vancouver Provincial Court
/in All Successes, Assault & Threatening Charges/by Mike MinesCharges: Assault Causing Bodily Harm; Choking; Uttering Threats (domestic).
Issue: Whether the complainant’s allegation was credible, given the alibi evidence Mr. Johnson was able to provide to Crown counsel.
Result: Based on Mr. Johnson’s representations, Crown counsel entered a stay of proceedings on all charges. No jail. No criminal record.
R. vs. L.J.A. – New Westminter Provincial Court
/in All Successes, Assault & Threatening Charges/by Mike MinesCharges: Assault Causing Bodily Harm, Threatening, Mischief to property, Resist Arrest.
Issue: Whether our client would be sentenced to the 4 month jail sentence Crown was seeking.
Result: On the eve of the trial date, Mr. Mines was able to persuade Crown to only proceed on the assault causing bodily harm charge and, after hearing Mr. Mines’ submissions, the court granted our client a suspended sentence. Crown stayed the remaining charges. No jail.
R. vs. J.F. – Vancouver Provincial Court
/in All Successes, Theft & Fraud/by Mike MinesCharge: Assault (domestic).
Issue: Whether it was in the public interest to proceed with a criminal prosecution.
Result: Mr. Johnson was able to provide information about our client to Crown counsel and persuaded Crown to not approve any charges in this matter. No criminal record.
R. vs. J.F. – North Vancouver Provincial Court
/in All Successes, Drug Cases/by Mike MinesCharges: Possession for the purpose of Trafficking; Obstruct Police.
Issue: Whether the cocaine found by police was intended for sale or for personal use, and whether it was in the public interest to prosecute.
Result: Mr. Mines was able to provide information to Crown counsel which resulted in Crown agreeing to drop all charges upon our client successfully completing the Alternative Measures Program.
R. vs. T.L. – Vancouver Police Investigation
/in All Successes, Theft & Fraud/by Mike MinesCharge: Theft Under $5000 (shoplifting).
Issue: Whether the Crown would be able to prove that our client intended to steal the items she took from the store.
Result: Mr. Gauthier was able to provide information to police about our client and to persuade police to not proceed with any charges. No criminal record.
