Charge: Review of Driving Prohibition. Issue: Whether it was reasonable for our client to be prohibited for 5 months. Result: Mr. Johnson was able to persuade the adjudicator to reduce the driving prohibition to 3 months.
Charge: Theft Under $5000; Assault. Issue: Whether it was in the public interest for the Crown to continue with the criminal prosecution. Result: Notwithstanding that our client was accused of assaulting the loss prevention officer that apprehended her for shoplifting, we were able to persuade Crown to allow our client into the Alternative Measures Program. […]
Clearly it was not Mayor Bill de Blasio that pulled the trigger that killed two of New York City policemen, but many of New York’s Finest and their supporters are reacting as though the mayor has blood on his hands. When officers Wenjian Liu and Rafael Ramos were gunned down in cold blood on a […]
Charge: Assault Causing Bodily Harm (domestic). Issue: Considering our client’s past criminal record and the significant injury to the complainant, whether our client would be sentenced to the jail sentence sought by Crown. Result: After hearing Mr. Johnson’s submissions, the trial judge sentenced our client to 2 years probation with various conditions. No jail.
Recently, the Supreme Court of Canada in R. v. Fearon solidified the law in Canada regarding police searching suspect’s cell phones, without a warrant, when they are arrested. In this article we will not be reviewing the law as set out in the majority judgment. It is indexed as 2014 SCC 77. The bulk of […]
Charge: Theft under $5000 (shoplifting). Issue: Whether it was in the public interest to proceed with the criminal charge. Result: Based on the rehabilitative steps our client initiated, we were able to persuade Crown Counsel to allow her into the Alternative Measures Program without approving any charge. No criminal record.
December 6 is the day that Bill C-36, Protection of Communities and Exploited Persons Act comes into force. On that day, new Criminal Code sections aimed at combating prostitution in Canada come into effect. The new laws were passed in Parliament earlier this year. They were passed in response to the Supreme Court of Canada’s decision […]
Charge: Theft Under $5000 (shoplifting). Issue: Wheter it was in the public interest to proceed with the charge. Result: Mr. Mines was able to persuade Crown Counsel to issue a Caution Letter without approving any criminal charge. No criminal record.
Charge: Assault (domestic). Issue: Whether it was in the public interest to proceed with the charges. Result: Based on rehabilitative steps our client initiated, we were able to persuade Crown counsel to not approve any charge and to allow our client into the Alternative Measures Program.
On December 2, 2014, a judge in an Alberta courtroom allowed a specially trained type of therapy dog, known as a trauma dog, to assist a young girl while she gave evidence at a sexual assault trial. This was a first in Canada. Later that week it is expected that her brother will take the […]
After a month of speculation, former CBC host Jian Ghomeshi appeared in a Toronto courtroom today, charged with four counts of Sexual Assault and one count of Overcoming Resistance by Choking. These charges are extremely serious, carrying a potential life sentence. His lawyer, Marie Henein, indicated that Mr. Ghomeshi will be pleading not guilty. He […]
Charge: Sexual Assault. Issue: Whether key evidence would be admissible at trial due to police breaching our client’s Charter rights. Result: Prior to the start of a 15 day trial, we were able to persuade Crown Counsel to drop the sex assault charge and to proceed on the much less serious offence of voyeurism. Rather […]
