Charge: Assault (domestic). Issue: Whether there was a substantial likelihood of a conviction and whether it was in the public interest to proceed with the prosecution. Result: Mr. Mines was able to persuade Crown counsel to enter a stay of proceedings. No criminal record.
Charge: Conspiracy to Traffic, Trafficking, Possession for the Purpose of Trafficking (heroin and cocaine). Issue: Whether our client intended to agree to bring several grams of heroin and cocaine into a federal penitentiary. Result: Mr. Mines was able to provide Crown counsel with information about the circumstances of the offence and of our client – […]
Charge: Assault x2; Uttering Threats x2. Issue: Given the rehabilitative steps our client had taken on his own initiative, whether it was necessary for him to be sentenced to a jail term. Result: Notwithstanding that police had recommended that this matter be treated as a “hate crime”, Mr. Mines was able to persuade Crown counsel to […]
Ever since the federal Liberal government announced that it would table legislation legalizing the sale and use of cannabis marijuana for recreational purposes we’ve taken many calls and met with many people who talk about the legal “grey area” that they believe exists. To be clear, there is no grey area. Marijuana is illegal in […]
Charge: Assault (domestic). Issue: Whether it was in the public interest to proceed with the criminal charge. Result: Mr. Mines was able to persuade Crown counsel to proceed by way of a s.810 Recognizance (“Peace Bond”) and to enter a stay of proceedings on the assault charge. No criminal record.
Charge: Driving While Prohibited. Issue: Whether, given our client’s circumstances, it was in the public interest to proceed with the charge. Result: Mr. Johnson was able to persuade Crown to proceed on the lesser offence of Driving Without a License. Rather than the mandatory minimum 12 month driving prohibition, the Court imposed a one month […]
Charge: Assault with a Weapon; Uttering Threats; Mischief to Property. Issue: Whether there was a substantial likelihood of a conviction. Result: Mr. Mines was able to persuade Crown counsel that there were frailties in the case regarding the complainant’s credibility and whether our client was acting in self defence. Crown agreed to stay all criminal […]
Charge: Breaking and Entering; Possession of Stolen Property. Issue: Whether Crown could prove that our client, who was a passenger in the principal suspect’s vehicle, had the requisite knowledge of the offence. Result: Mr. Mines was able tp persuade Crown counsel to enter a stay of proceedings. No criminal record.
Charge: Theft Over $5000. Issue: Whether it was appropriate to sentence our client to jail for stealing over $50,000 of merchandise from her employer. Result: Mr. Mines was able to persuade Crown counsel to make a joint submission for a conditional sentence order notwithsatnding the serious breach of trust issue in this case. After hearing […]
Charge: Possession for the purpose of Trafficking (Cocaine and MDMA). Issue: Whether police breached our client’s Charter right to counsel when they obtained an incriminating statement from him upon his arrest. Result: Mr. Mines was able to persuade Crown counsel that police breached our client’s Charter rights. Crown, therefore, did not lead the statement and […]
Charge: Theft Under $5000 (shoplifting). Issue: Whether it was in the public interest to proceed with the prosecution. Result: Mr. Johnson was able to persuade the investigating officer to not recommend charges to Crown counsel. No charge approved. no criminal record.
Charge: Obstuct Police; Mischief to Property, Possession of a Weapon for a Dangerous Purpose. Issue: Given the rehabilitative steps that our client took on his own initiative, whether it was in the public interest to proceed with the criminal prosecution. Result: Mr. Johnson was able to persuade Crown counsel to refer our client to the […]
