Successes

Client Acted in Self Defence During Hallway Melee
The client was accused of choking his long-time friend into unconsciousness in the hallway outside her apartment, and that he did so right in front his friend’s daughter – the little girl he had... Read More »
Client Prevails at Trial Against Allegations of Driving While Impaired by Alcohol, Cannabis, and Cocaine
At first blush, the Crown’s case might have seemed insurmountable: an unexplained vehicle collision, apparently poor driving directly observed by the police, a drug recognition officer finding the... Read More »
First Degree Murder Charge Withdrawn
Tyler MacDonald’s client faced a single charge, but it was the most serious: first degree murder. The charge stemmed from allegations that the client was the perpetrator in an ambush-style shooting... Read More »
Police violated client’s rights by kicking in his door, so the gun and drugs they found got kicked out of the trial
The client faced years of imprisonment for firearms and drug trafficking charges after police executed a search warrant on his apartment and found bags of drugs alleged to be cocaine and heroin... Read More »
Shot down and locked up -- client is finally free
The client was just another victim of gun violence on the streets of Toronto – shot in the leg on a crowded downtown street and left groaning on the pavement as a crowd of people dispersed. But the... Read More »
Client Acquitted of First Degree Murder and Attempted Murder
  Tyler MacDonald won a full acquittal for a client charged with first degree murder and attempted murder, after a trial by jury in the Superior Court of Justice in Toronto. The star Crown... Read More »
Drinking and Driving Charges Dismissed Mid-Trial
Tyler MacDonald had the client’s charges of impaired driving and driving with a BAC over .08 dismissed mid-trial at the Ontario Court of Justice in Toronto. After the testimony of all of the Crown’... Read More »
Major Drug Prosecution Against Client Dropped on First Day of Trial
The prosecution was all set to proceed with major drug charges against the client on the first day of a multi-week jury trial, when everything came to a crashing halt. The client faced multiple... Read More »
Accused of Robbery, Acquitted by Jury
A man accused of robbery, defended by Tyler MacDonald, was found not guilty by a jury of his peers. The man’s accusers were a couple who claimed that the man had violently ambushed one of them and... Read More »
Client acted in self-defence during armed confrontation, judge rules
A trip home from the grocery store led the client into a racially-charged armed confrontation, and to his arrest. Fortunately, the ordeal eventually ended with the client being acquitted of all... Read More »

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