Charge: Assault (domestic). Issue: Whether there was a substanial likelihood of a conviction. Result: After considering the second statemnt of the complainant as well as Mr. Mines’ representations, Crown Counsel decided to enter a stay of proceedings. No criminal record.
Charge: Fraud Over $5000. Issue: Whether our client would be sentenced to jail for this $480,000 breach of trust fraud offence. Result: Mr. Mines successfully negotiated a civil settlement in the amount of $200,000. He was then able to persuade Crown Counsel to agree to not seek a jail sentence. After hearing Mr. Mines’ submissions, the […]
Charge: Asssault with a Weapon; Poseession of a Controlled Substance. Issue: Whether there was a reasonable likelihood of a conviction; whether there were lawful grounds to arrest our client. Result: After considering Mr. Mines’ submissions, the police report to Crown and a new statement from the complainant, Crown Counsel entered a stay of proceedings. No […]
Charge: Mischief to property. Issue: Whether our client had criminal intent to damage the property in question. Result: After considering Mr. Mines’ representations, Crown Counsel decided there was no reasonable likelihood of a conviction. They elected not to approve any charge. No criminal record.
Charge: Assault (x2). Issue: Whether our client was acting in self defence. Result: Prior to the start of the second trial date, Crown entered a sty of proceedings. No criminal conviction.
Charge: Uttering a Threat. Issue: Whether the police had sufficient evidence to recommend a charge. Result: Mr. Mines was able to successfully steer our client through the investigation. No charges recommended. No criminal record.
Charge: Possession of Stolen Property. Issue: Whether there was a reasonable liklihood of a conviction and whether it was in the public interest to proceed with the charge. Result: Mr. Mines made representations to the investigating officer which ultimately resulted in the police deciding to not proceed on any charge. No criminal record.
Charge: Possession of a Controlled Substance (x2). Issue: Whether the rehabilitative steps our client had taken would result in the Court granting him a discharge. Result: After hearing Mr. Mines’ submissions on our client’s behalf, the Court granted him an absolute discharge. No criminal record.
Charge: Breach of Recognizance (x4) re: Sex Assault case. Issue: Given potential defences raised by Mr. Johnson, whether it was in the public interest for Crown counsel to proceed. Result: Just prior to the start of this three day Supreme Court trial, Mr. Johnson was able to persuade Crown counsel to enter stays of proceeedings […]
Charge: Sexual Assault; Unlawful Confinement. Issue: Whether there was a reasonable likelihood of a conviction. Result: By obtaining further relevant evidence through several successful disclosure requests, Mr. Johnson was able to persuade Crown counsel that there were no longer sufficient grounds for a prosecution. Stay of Proceedings. No criminal record.
Michael answered all my questions and helped me to understand what was happening and what to expect… During the whole process Michael made all my court appearances so I did not have to miss any work…he kept me informed of what was happening and helped me to figure out what my options were. Pros : […]
On February 24, 2016 a Federal Court judge in Vancouver struck down the federal government’s regulations stopping licensed personal growers of medical marijuana from growing their medicine, saying they violate the patient’s Charter rights. Before the federal government brought in the new scheme, which mandated that medical marijuana only be grown by large government-regulated marijuana […]
