The defendant was charged with Over 80. During the course of the trial, the officer’s evidence raised the possibility that he had not used the roadside screening device in a proper manner. Rather than chance an outright acquittal, the prosecutor agreed to withdraw the charge and allow the defendant to plead guilty to the Highway […]

The defendant was charged with Impaired Driving and Over 80. The charges were dismissed after trial. The trial judge accepted my argument that the prosecutor had failed to prove that the arresting officer had reasonable and probable grounds to arrest the defendant and demand breath samples from him. I also convinced the trial judge that […]

The defendant was charged with Impaired Driving and Over 80. Both charges were dismissed after a trial. I convinced the trial judge that the prosecutor had failed to prove the arreseting officer had reasonable and probable grounds to arrest the defendant for impaired driving and demand breath samples from him. The trial judge ruled that […]

Following a hotly contested trial our client was acquitted of all charges. We raised many issues in order to make an otherwise simple trial a complex one. The prosecutor made a poor decision in what became a long trial and we were able to capitalize.

The defendant was charged with Over 80. As a result ofthe police failing to maintain the breath testing instrument properly, I was able to persuade the prosecutor that their chance of obtaining a conviction has been compromised. As a result, the prosecutor withdrew the charge and allowed the defendant to plead guilty to the Highway […]

The defendant was charged with Over 80.  At an early stage in the proceedings, we were able to convince the prosecutor that the prospect of conviction was weak because of time issues related to the allegation.  The prosecutor agreed to withdraw the charge and allow the defendant to plead guilty to the Highway Traffic Act […]

Our client was charged with Impaired Driving and Over 80. It became apparent on the day of trial that the Crown could not prove the Over 80 charge because documents had been misplaced and a police witness did not attend court. The Crown had a reasonably strong case against our client for Impaired Driving but […]

The defandant was charged with Impaired and Over 80.  The prosecutor had concerns that they would be able to prove the identity of the defendant as the driver.  As a result, a resolution was reached whereby the two criminal charges were withdrawn and the defendant was allowed to plead guilty to the Highway Traffic Act offence of […]

The defendant was charged with Over 80.  The charge was dismissed after a  trial. The trial judge ruled that the defendant’s right to counsel had been infringed and that the infringement was serious enough that it justified the exclusion from evidence of the breath readings.