The Queen vs. The Defendant
Cases for Assaults, Threats, and Harassment
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R. v. G.W.2022
The client was charged with assault involving a road rage incident. It was clear that there were extenuating circumstances and really two sides to the story. I approached the crown prosecutor to discuss my findings with them and they agreed to drop the charges. that left the client with no criminal record and no conviction.
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R. v. R.A.2022
The client was charged with assaulting a peace officer. After reviewing the body worn camera footage that was in disclosure, it was very clear that the client was assaulted by the police officer and not the other way around. I met with the prosecutor to show them where in the disclosure it was clear that my client had not assaulted the officer and that in fact my client had been assaulted. The prosecutor agreed and withdrew (dropped) the charge against my client. This left my client with no criminal record and no conviction.
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R. v. D.B2022
The client was charged with uttering threats and it was a domestic related allegation. I worked tirelessly with the client to get everything in order to show the prosecutor that the charges against the client should be dropped. The prosecutor agreed, and the charge of uttering threats was withdrawn.
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R. v. C.B.2022
The client was charged with assault against a former domestic partner. I was able to have the crown prosecutor agree to drop the charge if the client agreed to a peace bond. The client was very happy with the resolution and the charge was dropped, leaving the client with no criminal record and no conviction.
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R. v. C.S.2022
The client was charged with public mischief, criminal harassment and mischief. I was able to convince the prosecutor on the first court appearance to drop all charges. That left the client with no criminal record and no conviction.
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R. v. J.M.2022
The client was charged with assault causing bodily harm. Initially the client had another lawyer working on the file, but the file was transferred to me. When it was transferred to me I got the prosecutor to agree to change their election from the serious indictment to the less serious summary election. The crown prosecutor also agreed to a conditional discharge for the client, so after three years it is like there was no finding of guilt.
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R. v. J.S.2021
The client was charged with assault causing bodily harm (domestic). The allegation was very serious and would have resulted in issues for the client's employment and travel if convicted. I worked with the client to then be able to have the charge completely dropped. This left the client with no conviction and no criminal record.
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R. v. A.R.2021
The client was charged with two counts of assault and a breach of a release (bail) condition. I was able to negotiate with the prosecutor for a conditional discharge, the best possible sentence for such a serious charge.
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R. v. J.G.2021
The client was charged with assault. The client was very concerned about the charge and the impact it would have on employment. After charging the client, the police officer working on the file agreed to take back the charging document because he determined that the CCTV footage showed that the client was not guilty. The matter was completed prior to being in court.
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R. v. K.D.2021
The client was charged with forcible entry into a residence and assault. It was clear from my thorough review of disclosure that there was no case against my client - that is, the prosecutor could not prove the offences against the client. The prosecutor agreed, and the charges against my client were both dropped (withdrawn), leaving the client with no criminal record and no conviction.
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R. v. M.S.2021
The client was charged with two counts of assault (domestic). I worked to negotiate with the prosecutor for a dropping of all charges. That left the client with no criminal record and no conviction.
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R. v. A.A.2021
The client was charged with assault with a weapon, uttering threats and assault. The allegations were domestic in nature. They were very serious and a conviction would have had implications for the client's immigration status. I worked with the client to have them enroll in programs that would help me to help him. I received the disclosure and determined that there were issues with the crown's ability to prove the charges. I approached the prosecutor with both the information that the client had provided me with, along with my assessment of the case, and the crown agreed to outright withdraw all charges - assault, assault with a weapon and uttering threats.
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R. v. M.L.2021
The client was charged with domestic assault. The allegation was very serious and would have resulted in issues for the client's employment. I worked with the client to get all of the information and documentation I needed to approach the crown with a resolution proposal. After reviewing the disclosure and discussing the matter with the crown, the charge was withdrawn. This left the client without a conviction and without a criminal record. 2021 R. v. M.L. Assaults, Threats, and Harassment The client was charged with domestic assault. The allegation was very serious and would have resulted in issues for the client's employment. I worked with the client to get all of the information and documentation I needed to approach the crown with a resolution proposal. After reviewing the disclosure and discussing the matter with the crown, the charge was withdrawn. This left the client without a conviction and without a criminal record.
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R. v. N.T.2021
The client was charged with sending harassing communications. I negotiated a plea deal with the crown so that the charge was dropped (withdrawn) and the client entered into a peace bond. This left the client without a criminal record and without a conviction.
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R. v. T.P.2021
The client was charged with causing a disturbance in relation to neighbours. I was able to negotiate a complete withdrawal of the charge against the client. No conviction/no criminal record.
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R. v. K.A.2021
The client was charged with uttering threats against is ex-girlfriend. The allegation was serious. I had the client start doing some things for me that would help me to help him. I also received disclosure and determined that there was no case against the client. I approached the prosecutor and discussed the matter with them, and persuaded the prosecutor to drop the charge. This left the client with no criminal record and no conviction.
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R. v. W.N.2021
The client was charged with assault causing bodily harm and assault with a weapon. The client plead not guilty and a trial date was set. I then began negotiations with the crown to try to resolve the matter for a simple assault charge. The original charges were very serious as they involved a gang type attack with weapons on the victim. I managed to secure a resolution for the client that was for a plea to simple assault for a sentence of probation. The client therefore avoided jail, which they could have been facing if they had gone to trial and were convicted.
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R. v. J.B.2021
The client was charged with a domestic assault. I negotiated a resolution for the client for a withdrawal (dropping) of the charge with the acceptance of a peace bond for only six months. The criminal charged was dropped, leaving the client with no criminal record and no conviction.
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R. v. J.B.2021
The client was charged with breaching a no contact order in relation to a main charge of domestic assault. I was able to have the breach charges withdrawn so the client was left without a conviction and without a criminal record.
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R. v. A.S.2021
The client was charged with a domestic assault. I assisted the client to obtain counselling. I was able to negotiated a deal for the client where the charge was withdrawn.
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R. v. L.V.2021
The client was charged with an assault. This assault occurred inside a bar but the client was trying to protect himself after being assaulted by police officers (self-defence). After reviewing the body worn camera footage it was very apparent the client had not assaulted the officer, but that the officer had assaulted him. I was able to convince the crown to outright drop the charge of assault.
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R. v. S.M.2021
The client was charged with domestic assault. It was extremely important that the client be left without a conviction or criminal record, and without conditions as the client's employment depended upon having a clean record. After a lot of negotiating with the crown, I was able to have the charge dropped entirely.
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R. v. W.B.2021
The client was charged with assault (spitting). After presenting the crown with an alternate version of events that was equally plausible, the crown agreed that there was no reasonable likelihood of conviction, and the charge was dropped.
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R. v. M.P.2021
The client was charged with assaulting a police officer and received a public intoxication ticket. I reviewed the disclosure and determined that there were issues with the client's arrest (the officer did not have grounds to arrest the client). The crown agreed that the appropriate resolution was that the charge of assaulting a police officer, and the public intoxication ticket should be withdrawn. This resulted in the client having no conviction or record for the criminal charge.
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R. v. L.C.2021
The client was charged with assault with a weapon, assault causing bodily harm, and two counts of failure to comply. Initially, before I was counsel for the client, the crown sought a jail sentence (90 days) for the charges. I reached out to the crown and pointed to concerns regarding their inability to prove that the client was a party to the offence, as the allegations suggested. The crown agreed that the case was weak and offered a common law peace bond. With that, the charges against the client were all withdrawn (assault with a weapon charge and assault causing bodily harm).
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