Successes

Immigration and Refugee Protection Act Charges Stayed
Justice delayed is justice denied. It isn’t just a catchy phrase uttered by fictional attorneys on U.S. legal dramas. When you’re faced with criminal charges, it aptly describes the grueling months... Read More »
Bail Granted: Trafficking heroin, fail to comply with recognizance, possession of heroin for the purpose of trafficking, possession of the proceeds of crime
Getting released on bail can be difficult when you are facing very serious charges. It’s even more difficult when you are charged with committing serious crimes while you are already on bail for... Read More »
All Charges Stayed: Trafficking Cocaine and Possession of the Proceeds of Crime
The most confident eye witness can be wrong when they identity someone as the person who committed a crime. The history of our criminal courts is littered with wrongful convictions of men and women... Read More »
Client Acquitted By Jury: Possession of the Proceeds of Crime
The client was found not guilty by unanimous jury verdict in a matter which spanned over two years. When a charge of possession of the proceeds of crime is laid, the allegations are usually that... Read More »
All Charges Withdrawn: Possession of cocaine and marihuana for the purpose of traffickin
When someone is charged with "simple" possession of cocaine or marihuana, the presumption is that the drug is possessed for personal use. This is still illegal under the current regime of drug... Read More »
Client Acquitted of Sexual Assault
For a person to be found guilty of a crime in this country, the jury must be sure that he committed the crime. Not pretty sure, but sure – period. This is another way of explaining the high burden... Read More »
Charges Dismissed: Trafficking heroin and participating in a criminal organization
Charges of trafficking heroin and participating in a criminal organization were dismissed against the client at the conclusion of the preliminary hearing in the context of a massive police... Read More »
Proceedings stayed on all charges -- : Impaired operation of a motor vehicle (“Impaired driving”), Operation of a motor vehicle while having a BAC of over 80 milligrams of alcohol in 100 millilitres of blood (“Over 80”)
It doesn’t matter what kind of vehicle you’re driving: if it has a motor on it, you can be charged with impaired driving or “over 80” if you’re operating it and the police have grounds to believe... Read More »
Charge Withdrawn: Robbery
Robbery consists of a theft together with force or violence. The client was accused of doing this in order to steal an iPod from a stranger on the street. The client was arrested and charged after... Read More »
Client Acquitted of All Charges: Mischief, Unlawfully in a dwelling house, Possession of property obtained by crime
The client was accused of breaking into a neighbouring tenant's apartment while the tenant was not home, ransacking it of valuables and destroying property. The Crown's evidence included a witness... Read More »

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