Armed Robbery – Time Served & Probation
Armed Robbery – Time Served & Probation
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Charges:
CC: s.344(1)(b) – Armed Robbery, s.351(2) – Face Masked to Commit an Indictable Offence, s.266 – Assault.
Allegations:
My client had two sets of charges. First, she assaulted a coworker by punching her in the face, then, while on bail for that offence, she attempted to rob a liquor store, armed with an imitation firearm (hand gun).
Result:
This is a serious offence, which normally carries a very lengthy period of incarceration. I resolved her matters together by getting out of jail with the time she had served in pre-trial custody, followed by a period of probation.
Violent Home Invasion Attack – Peace Bond (Charges Withdrawn)
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Charges:
CC: s.348(1)(b)/268 – Break and Enter a Dwelling and Commit Aggravated Assault, s.348(1)(b)/430 – Break and Enter a Dwelling and Commit Mischief, s.88(1) – Possession of a Weapon for a Dangerous Purpose, s.264(1)(a) – Uttering Threats, s.145(5.1) – Unlawfully at Large.
Allegations:
My client, his father and other family members, broke into someone’s house to get revenge for an earlier incident where his younger brother had been stabbed. They vandalized his house, smashed his windows and attacked him with weapons. He was hit in the head with a golf club, hit with a baseball bat, his arm was broken with a steel pipe, he was also punched repeatedly and slashed with a knife.
Result:
On the day of trial, I resolved his matters with a common law peace bond for 6 months. All charges were withdrawn
Vigilante Knife Attack – Peace Bond (charge withdrawn)
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Charges:
CC: s.267(a) – Assault With a Weapon
Allegations:
In response to my client’s younger sister being bullied at school, my client confronted these girls with her boyfriend. They found the girls at a park, struck two of the girls with their vehicle, then, while her boyfriend smashed up their car with a shovel, my client threatened them with a knife.
Result:
I resolved her matter with a Peace Bond, resulting in the immediate withdrawal of her criminal charge.
Domestic Violence, Repeat Offender – Conditional Discharge (no conviction)
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Charges:
CC: s.266 – Assault, s.811 – Breach of Peace Bond Conditions
Allegations:
My client was on a Peace Bond for a prior incident of assaulting his wife. In this new case, he was accused of breaching the “no contact” condition of that peace bond, and of assaulting her again, this time by choking her in a fit of rage.
Result:
The Crown was seeking a period of jail, followed by a period of probation. However, I persuaded the judge to grant him a Conditional Discharge, resulting in no criminal record.
Baby Abuse – Conditional Discharge (Charge Withdrawn)
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Charges:
CC: s.266 – Assault
Allegations:
My client was accused of assaulting her boyfriend’s baby by excessively spanking the baby’s front and back parts, causing bruising all over his body, because he would not stop crying. My client initially lied about how the injuries occurred, but later confessed to the truth.
Result:
The Crown was seeking a period of incarceration. However, after extensive arguments in court, supported by expert medical evidence, I succeeded in obtaining for my client a Conditional Discharge, resulting in no criminal record.
