Cases for Impaired Driving & Other Driving Offences

• R. v. B.R.2020

  The client was charged with operation of a motor vehicle while prohibited. He pleaded guilty and, though the crown was seeking an incarceration period of 30 days, he ended up receiving a fine in the amount of $1500.00.

  Dangerous Driving

• R. v. J.K.2020

  The client was charged with impaired operation, operation at or over 0.08, and assaulting a peace officer. The client initially wanted to plead not guilty, as he was adamant that he did not assault the officer. And it was clear from the disclosure that this was true. Ultimately, the client decided to plead guilty to operation at or over 0.08 to resolve the matter quickly. The remaining two charges against him were withdrawn. He was given a fine in the amount of $1500.00 and a one year driving prohibition.

  DUI

• R. v. L.L.2020

  The client was charged with impaired operation. She chose to plead not guilty and the matter was set down for trial. The trial proceeded as scheduled. After the witnesses had been called, the crown announced that she intended to stay the charge, as she felt the trial had not gone well. This was discussed in court and the crown was persuaded to withdraw the charge instead.

  DUI

• R. v. B.R.2020

  The client was charged with operation of a motor vehicle while prohibited. He pleaded guilty and, though the crown was seeking an incarceration period of 30 days, he ended up receiving a fine in the amount of $1500.00.

• R. v. D.P.2019

  The client was charged with failing to obey a yield sign before entering a highway. Unfortunately a fatality occurred and he was charged on a long information. He pleaded guilty and was sentenced to a 60 day driving suspension, along with a $1500.00 fine.

  Dangerous Driving

• R. v. P.C.2019

  The client was charged with impaired operation and operation at or over 0.08. The client pleaded not guilty and the matter was set down for trial. Upon reviewing the disclosure, it was clear there were issues during the police officer’s dealings with the client. A charter notice was filed regarding these breaches. The notice was successful in convincing the crown there were triable issues and she entered a stay of proceedings on the file.

  DUI Dangerous Driving

• R. v. M.L.2019

  The client was charged with impaired driving causing bodily harm, having a blood alcohol level over the legal limit causing bodily harm, and dangerous operation of a motor vehicle causing bodily harm. He pleaded guilty to impaired driving causing bodily harm and the other two counts were withdrawn. He received a sentence of incarceration for a period of 8 months and a 2 year driving prohibition. As he had already been without his license since the time of the incident, he was left with 12 months and 1 week before it could be reinstated.

  DUI Dangerous Driving

• R. v. R.M.2019

  The client was charged with impaired operation and operation at or over 0.08. The client pleaded not guilty and the matter was set down for trial. At the conclusion of the trial, the judge adjourned to the following morning, at which time she would give her decision. The client was found guilty of operation at or over 0.08 and the impaired charge was withdrawn. He received a fine in the amount of $1500.00 and a driving prohibition for one year.

  DUI Dangerous Driving

• R. v. A.J.2019

  The client was charged with impaired operation, failing to provide insurance, failing to provide registration, failing to provide a driver's license, and unauthorized possession of a prohibited weapon. He pleaded not guilty and the matters were set down for trial. During a review of the disclosure, it was apparent there were some definite potential charter issues. The crown was approached to discuss resolution. They agreed to accept a guilty plea for possession of a prohibited weapon and all the remaining charges would be withdrawn. The client received a $2500.00 fine, as well as a five year prohibition on possessing any weapons. The prohibited weapon in question was confiscated. The client avoided jail time and any convictions regarding his driver's abstract.

  Weapons DUI Dangerous Driving

• R. v. D.P.2019

  The client was charged with failing to obey a yield sign before entering a highway. Unfortunately a fatality occurred and he was charged on a long information. He pleaded guilty and was sentenced to a 60 day driving suspension, along with a $1500.00 fine.

  Dangerous Driving

• R. v. P.C.2019

  The client was charged with impaired operation and operation at or over 0.08. The client pleaded not guilty and the matter was set down for trial. Upon reviewing the disclosure, it was clear there were issues during the police officer’s dealings with the client. A charter notice was filed regarding these breaches. The notice was successful in convincing the crown there were triable issues and she entered a stay of proceedings on the file.

  DUI

• R. v. M.L.2019

  The client was charged with impaired driving causing bodily harm, having a blood alcohol level over the legal limit causing bodily harm, and dangerous operation of a motor vehicle causing bodily harm. He pleaded guilty to impaired driving causing bodily harm and the other two counts were withdrawn. He received a sentence of incarceration for a period of 8 months and a 2 year driving prohibition. As he had already been without his license since the time of the incident, he was left with 12 months and 1 week before it could be reinstated.

  DUI

• R. v. R.M.2019

  The client was charged with impaired operation and operation at or over 0.08. The client pleaded not guilty and the matter was set down for trial. At the conclusion of the trial, the judge adjourned to the following morning, at which time she would give her decision. The client was found guilty of operation at or over 0.08 and the impaired charge was withdrawn. He received a fine in the amount of $1500.00 and a driving prohibition for one year.

  DUI

• R. v. A.J.2019

  The client was charged with impaired operation, failing to provide insurance, failing to provide registration, failing to provide a driver's license, and unauthorized possession of a prohibited weapon. He pleaded not guilty and the matters were set down for trial. During a review of the disclosure, it was apparent there were some definite potential charter issues. The crown was approached to discuss resolution. They agreed to accept a guilty plea for possession of a prohibited weapon and all the remaining charges would be withdrawn. The client received a $2500.00 fine, as well as a five year prohibition on possessing any weapons. The prohibited weapon in question was confiscated. The client avoided jail time and any convictions regarding his driver's abstract.

• R. v. B.S.2019

  The client was charged with driving while unauthorized pursuant to the Traffic Safety Act. Normally the charge would attract another driving prohibition and potentially jail. However, I negotiated with the crown and my client plead guilty to a lesser included offence of driving without a valid license and received a small fine.dr

  Dangerous Driving

• R. v. B.L.2019

  The client was charged with impaired operation of a motor vehicle and driving with a blood alcohol concentration at or over 0.08 pursuant to the new provisions of the Criminal Code (operating a conveyance). I took instructions from the client and entered a plea of not guilty and set a trial date. Prior to the trial date, I filed a notice alleging my client's rights were violated by police. The crown prosecutor assigned to the file reviewed that notice and agreed to drop both of the charges. My client was left without a criminal record and without a conviction.

  DUI

• R. v. J.R.2019

  The client was charged under the Traffic Safety Act with exceeding the maximum speed limit. The ramifications of the penalty for the ticket as it stood would have meant the client would have lost his job. However, I negotiated with the crown prosecutor and was able to reduce the ticket significantly, so that the client was left with half of the demerits he would have received without me negotiating the deal for him. The client was able to maintain his employment.

  Dangerous Driving

• R. v. A.C.2019

  The client was charged with impaired driving and refusing to provide a breath sample. He also received a traffic ticket for failing to provide a driver's license. The client pleaded not guilty and the matters were set down for trial. I prepared for the trial, including preparing legal arguments, conducting legal research, preparing cross-examinations of the officers, and filing a notice alleging my client's rights had been violated. On the day of trial, after discussions with the crown, the crown agreed to drop all charges as there was no reasonable likelihood of conviction given the work I had done on the file. This left my client with no criminal record and no conviction.

  DUI Obstruction

• R. v. C.R.2019

  The client was charged with impaired driving and driving with a blood alcohol concentration of over 0.08. He pleaded not guilty and the matter was set down for trial. I prepared for the trial, and on the trial date, we conducted a voir dire regarding my argument that the officer had no reasonable grounds to request a sample of my client's breath. The trial judge agreed with my arguments and excluded the evidence of the breath samples. The breath samples were not in evidence, and the client was acquitted on both the impaired driving (DUI) and the over 0.08. The client was left with no criminal record and no conviction.

  DUI

• R. v. J.T.2019

  The client was charged with impaired operation and operation at or over 0.08. He decided to plead guilty to operation at or over 0.08. He received a fine in the amount of $1500.00 and a one-year driving prohibition. The impaired charge was withdrawn.

  DUI Probation

• R. v. A.L.2019

  The client was charged with impaired operation and failing or refusing to comply with a demand. He pleaded guilty to failing to comply. He received a fine along with a driving prohibition for a period of one year. The impaired driving charge was withdrawn.

  DUI

• R. v. K.G.2019

  The client was charged with impaired driving and driving over 0.08. The client's readings were high. The client elected to enter a plea of guilty to the over 0.08. I successful applied for a curative discharge for the client, leaving her with no conviction. The impaired driving charge was dropped.

  DUI

• R. v. P.T.2019

  The client was charged with impaired driving and driving over 0.08. She pleaded not guilty and the matter was set down for trial. When I prepared for the trial, I carefully combed through all of the disclosure, including reviewing the video evidence. In doing so, I determined that the officer had read the client the incorrect demand for a breath sample. I brought the matter to the crown'’s attention, and she agreed that it was fatal to the crown'’s case, so she withdrew (dropped) both the impaired driving and the over 0.08, leaving my client with no criminal record and no conviction.

  DUI

• R. v. D.R.2019

  The client was charged with impaired driving, driving over 0.08, and failing to comply with a probation order. On behalf of my client, we entered a not guilty plea to both charges and set the matter down for trial. The first trial date was set, and the matter could not proceed. Another trial date was set. At that second trial date, the primary investigator advised they would be away on holidays for a period of time and would not be attending court. The crown applied for an adjournment of the trial. A third trial date was set. On that third date, the officer again said they were going to be away and would not attend. Given that, the crown decided to enter a stay of proceedings as it was clear that the officer was not taking the file seriously. This left my client with both charges dropped, no criminal record, and no conviction.

  DUI

• R. v. C.J.2019

  The client was charged with driving while disqualified and failing to appear for court. The client had an extensive related record. I worked with the client to gather as much information and documentation as I could so that I could approach the crown to resolve the matter by way of pleas to traffic tickets versus criminal charges. The crown agreed with my arguments, and in the end, the client received traffic ticket convictions only, no criminal convictions and no criminal record entries. He received a small fine.

  Dangerous Driving Administrative Offences