Charge: Possession of a Controlled Substance (cocaine). Issue: Whether it was in the public interest to proceed with the prosecution. Result: Mr. Mines was able to persuade Crown counsel that, given our client’s circumstances and the circumstances of the offence, that it was not in the public interest to proceed with the charge. Stay of […]
Charge: Assault (domestic). Issue: Whether it was in the public interest to proceed with the charge. Result: Mr. Johnson was able to persuade Crown counsel to stay the proceedings upon our client completing a program of rehabilitation and Alternative Measures. No criminal record.
Charge: Assault (domestic); Uttering a Threat. Issue: Whether it was in the public interest for Crown counsel to proceed against our client was charged with assaulting his girlfriend and uttering a threat to a worker at a health care clinic. Result: Mr. Johnson was able to guide our client through rehabilitative steps and to persude . Crown counsel […]
Charge: Fraud Under $5000 (x8). Issue: Whether it was in the public interest to proceed with the criminal prosecution. Result: Mr. Johnson was able to steer our client through a course of rehabilitation and into the Alternative Measures Program. Crown stayed the proceedings. no criminal record.
Charge: Sexual Assault. Issue: Whether the complainant had, in fact, consented and whether it was reasonable for police to recommend charges. Result: Mr. Mines was able to steer our client through the investigation without any police detention or arrest. No charges were recommended to Crown counsel. No criminal record.
Charge: Sexual Assault; Sexual Interference. Issue: Whether the Crown would be able to prove that our client did not take reasonable steps to learn the age of the complainant. Result: Mr. Mines made representations to the investigating officer suggesting that, in the circumstances, it was reasonable for our client to have concluded that the complainant […]
Charge: Aggravated Assault with a Weapon. Issue: Whether, during the commission of the stabbing offence, our client was suffering from a mental disorder. Result: Mr. Mines was able to assemble medical records and obtain an expert psychiatric opinion that ultimately resulted in the Court making the finding that our client was not criminally responsible on […]
Charge: Fraud Under $5000 (x7). Issue: Whetherit was in the public interest to proceed with the criminal prosecution. Result: Notwithstanding that the total value of the fraud was in excess of $6000, Mr. Johnson was able to persuade Crown to allow our client into the Alternative Measures program. No criminal record.
Charge: Possession for the purpose of trafficking (fentanyl, crystal meth and MDMA) in a prison. Issue: Whether the drugs were possessed by our client for the purpose of trafficking or for personal use. Result: After a 3 day trial, Mr. Johnson was able to persuade the Crown that our client was guilty of only the […]
Charge: Driving While Prohibited. Issue: Given our client’s circumstances and the circumstances of the offence, whether it was in the public interest to proceed with the charge. Result: Mr. Mines was able to persuade Crown counsel to enter a stay of proceedings. Our client was able to avoid the mandatory minimum one year driving prohibition.
Charge: Domestic Assault (reduced to “Peace Bond”). Issue: Given the circumstances of the offence and the rehabilitative steps our client had taken, whether it was in the public interest to proceed with the charge. Result: Mr. Johnson was able to persuade Crown counsel to stay the criminal charge and to ask the court to place […]
Charge: Uttering Threats. Issue: Whether it was in the public interest to proceed with the criminal charge. Result: Mr. Johnson was able to persuade Crown counsel to enter a stay of proceedings upon our client entering into a Peace Bond for a period of six months. No criminal record.
