Our Successes
The vast majority of our clients’ cases are resolved favourably.
R. vs. G.M.G. – Vancouver Provincial Court
/in Assault & Threatening Charges, All Successes/by Mike MinesCharges: Assault; Theft Under $5000.
Issue: Whether our client was acting to defend his spouse when he physically engaged with the complainant.
Result: Mr. Mines was able to provide further evidence to Crown counsel which persuaded Crown that there was no substantial likelihood of a conviction. Complete stay of proceedings. No criminal record.
R. vs. B.M. – New Westminster Provincial Court
/in All Successes, Sexual Offence Cases/by Mike MinesCharge: Sexual Assault.
Issue: Whether there was merit in moving forward with the prosecution.
Result: Mr. Johnson was able to provide information to Crown counsel that led to Crown concluding there was no substantial likelihood of a conviction. Stay of proceedings. No jail. No criminal record.
R. vs. D.M. – Burnaby RCMP Investigation
/in All Successes, Sexual Offence Cases/by Mike MinesCharges: Sexual Interference; Invitation to Sexual Touching; Assault.
Issue: Whether the evidence would lead to charges being approved.
Result: Mr. Mines was able to guide our client through the police investigation and to ultimately persuade the investigating officer that the evidence of the complaint was not reliable. No criminal charges were approved.
R. vs. S.A. – Vancouver Provincial Court
/in All Successes, Assault & Threatening Charges/by Mike MinesCharge: Assault Causing Bodily Harm (Reduced to Peace Bond).
Issue: After directing our client through a course of self rehabilitation, 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 being placed on a peace bond. No criminal record.
R. vs. S.K. – North Vancouver Provincial Court
/in All Successes, Driving Cases/by Mike MinesCharge: Driving while Prohibited.
Issue: Whether our client would be sentenced to the mandatory minimum 12 month driving prohibition.
Result: Mr. Mines was able to persuade Crown counsel to proceed on the lesser charge of driving without a valid drivers license. Our client was sentenced to a fine. No driving prohibition.
R. v. P.Z. – North Vancouver RCMP Investigation
/in All Successes, Theft & Fraud/by Mike MinesCharges: Sexual Interference; Invitation to Sexual Touching; Assault.
Issue: Whether the evidence would lead to charges being approved.
Result: Mr. Mines was able to guide our client through the police investigation and to ultimately persuade the investigating officer that the evidence of the complaint was not reliable. No criminal charges were approved.
R. vs. N.D. – Port Coquitlam Provincial Court
/in All Successes, Sexual Offence Cases/by Mike MinesCharges: Invitation to Sexual Touching (x2).
Issues: To what extent the court would consider our client’s remorse and rehabilitation when passing sentence.
Result: Notwithstanding that our client was in a position of trust and the Crown had originally sought a sentence of 12 months jail, Mr. Mines was able to persuade Crown counsel and the Court that the appropriate sentence was 90 days, to be served on weekends.
R. vs. N.D. – Port Coquitlam Provincial Court
/in All Successes, Driving Cases/by Mike MinesCharges: Sexual Interference (x2).
Issue: Given our client’s remorse and self rehabilitation, whether the 12 month jail sentence sought by Crown was appropriate.
Result: Notwithstanding that there was a serious breach of trust in this case, Mr. Mines was able to persuade Crown counsel and the Court that the appropriate sentence was 90 days, to be served on weekends.
R. vs. R.C. – Vancouver Provincial Court
/in All Successes, Assault & Threatening Charges/by Mike MinesCharges: Assault.
Issue: Whether there was a substantial likelihood of conviction in this case.
Result: Mr. Johnson was able to provide information to Crown counsel which resulted in Crown entering a complete stay of proceedings just prior to the trial date. No criminal record.
R. vs. K.A. – Surrey Provincial Court
/in All Successes, Assault & Threatening Charges/by Mike MinesCharges: Assault; Breach of Release Order.
Issue: Whether it was in the public interest to proceed with the criminal charges.
Result: Mr. Mines was able to persuade Crown counsel to proceed by way of a Peace Bond and to enter a stay of proceedings on the criminal charges. No criminal record.
R. vs. M.B. – New Westminster Provincial Court
/in All Successes, Driving Cases/by Mike MinesCharges: Impaired driving; refusing to provide a breath sample, driving while prohibited.
Issue: Whether it was in the public interest to proceed with the criminal charges.
Result: Mr. Mines was able to persuade Crown counsel to stay the criminal charges and proceed on lesser charges under the Motor Vehicle Act. Our client was sentenced to a driving prohibition and a fine. No criminal record.
R. vs. J.A. – Vancouver Provincial Court
/in All Successes, Property Offences/by Mike MinesCharges: Personation, Use of Forged Identity Documents, Resist Arrest.
Issue: Whether the search and seizure of the documents was an unlawful Charter breach.
Result: Mr. Mines was able to persuade Crown and the Court that, in all the circumstances, it was in the public interest to grant our client a conditional discharge without any reporting condition.
