The defendant was charged with Impaired Driving and Over 80. Once all the evidence was in and we were about to commence legal argument, the Crown requested to meet with me in private. As a result of concerns he had about the strength of his case on both counts, he...
The defendant was charged with Impaired Driving and Over 80. I had served notice of a constitutional issue prior to trial related to the officer’s grounds for arresting the defendant. Just prior to the trial date, the prosecutor, no doubt concerned about the...
The defendant was charged with Impaired and Over 80. Once all the evidence was in and legal argument was made, the judge requested further submissions on a particular point that had been argued. The matter was set to continue on another day for that purpose. ...
The defendant was charged with Over 80. Her breath readings were just slightly above the legal limit. the Prosecutor agreed to a resolution whereby the defendant was allowed to plead guilty to the Highway Traffic Act offence of Careless Driving for a fine and a...
The defendant was charged with Over 80. Prior to trial, I served a constitutional argument on the Crown arguing that the defendant’s right to counsel had been infringed. Prior to trial, the Crown agreed to withdraw the criminal charge. Instead, the defendant...
The defendant was charged with Over 80. The prosecutor had concerns that I may be able to succeed on a right to counsel argument that I had put before the Court. As a result, she made an offer to my client which he accepted. Specifically, the defendant was allowed...
The defendant was charged with Over 80. It was crucial for him to avoid a criminal record as his career as an engineer was depending on it. One of the police witnesses did not attend court that day because of illness. Although it was likely the Crown could have...
The defendant was charged with Over 80. His readings were just slightly above the legal limit and he had no previous criminal record. Early in the proceedings, we reached an agreement with the prosecution whereby the criminal charge was withdrawn. In its stead, the...
The defendant was charged with Over 80. The defendant had readings that were just above the legal limit. He was a young male who had no previous cirminal convictions. Prior to trial, the Prosecutor agreed to allow the defendant to plead guilty to the Highway...
The defendant was charged with Over 80. Partway through the trial, I was able to convince the prosecutor that he faced some significant difficulties in proving the case against the defendant. Specifically, I pointed out that the evidence would likely fall short of...
The defendant was charged with Impaired, Over and Assault Police. The prosecutor agreed that there was a risk that the Crown would not be able to prove the identity of the defendant as the driver. As a result, the prosecutor and I agreed on a resolution whereby all...
The defendant was charged with Over 80. I served a constitutional argument on the prosecution well in advance of the trial. The prosecutor contacted me and conceded that there were arguable points to be made for the defence. As a result, an agreement was reached...
The defendant was charged with Impaired Driving, Over 80 and Assault Police. The defendant was observed at a fast food drive thru by staff who called the police believing the defendant was impaired. Police attended at the defendant’s residence and had dealings...
The defendant was charged with Dangerous Driving. The evidence the prosecution would have relied upon at trial was, for the most part, excessive speed by the defendant. After protracted negotiations with the prosecution, a resolution was worked out whereby the...
Client was charged with “Over 80”, one of two possible DUI charges. All criminal charges withdrawn.The trial began and proceeded halfway through the testimony of the Crown’s first witness. After extensive off-the-record discussions with the Crown...
The defendant was charged with Impaired Driving and Over 80. This case involved a serious motor vehicle accident where the defendant was injured and blood samples were taken from him rather than breath samples. Prior to the trial date, I had served a Constitutional...
The defendant was charged with Over 80. The charge was originally dismissed on an extremely technical issue related to the sufficiency of the charging document. The prosecution challenged this finding before another judge and succeeded in having the matter brought...
The defendant was charged with Impaired Driving and Over 80. I was able to persuade the Crown that there was evidence the police had infringed the defendant’s right to counsel at the roadside prior to bringing him to the police station for breath tests. As a...
The defendant was charged with Impaired Care or Control of a motor vehicle and Over 80 Care or Control of a motor vehicle. The police had come upon the scene after the defendant had put his vehicle into a ditch in the middle of winter. The Crown would have had...
The defendant was charged with Over 80. I was able to persuade the Crown that they may have difficulty proving their case because of a reasonably lengthy delay that occurred prior to the police administering the roadside test. The Crown agreed to withdraw the Over 80...
