R v HY – Three Sexual Assault Charges Resolved to a Single Assault Count — Conditional Discharge

CASE RESULT Charges Three counts of sexual assault, s. 271 of the Criminal Code Court Ontario Court of Justice, Toronto Result Guilty plea to one count of assault, s. 266 — conditional discharge The situation Our client was a 22-year-old international student. Within days of the start of her first semester, following a night involving alcohol, the client was charged […]

R v LYC – All Firearm Charges Stayed

The Background LYC was charged with possession of a loaded prohibited firearm (s. 95(2)), carrying a concealed weapon (s. 90(2)), and careless carriage of ammunition (s. 86(3)) — all stayed. No conviction. No criminal record. Mr. LYC was eating late-night Korean BBQ with acquaintances when police arrived on a report that someone at his table had threatened a man with […]

R v JW — Assault Charge Dismissed on Grounds of Self-Defence

JW was in a short relationship with the complainant before they broke up. After a few months, the two decided to rekindle their relationship, and JW invited the complainant to his apartment. Once there, the two started drinking. Unbeknownst to JW, the complainant had a drinking problem. After several shots of tequila, the complainant acted aggressively toward JW in a […]

Fraud Charge Dropped After Officer Violates Charter Rights

D.J. was recruited to purchase gift cards using stolen credit cards at various retail outlets. As D.J. was leaving a store, the store security noticed suspicious transactions and alerted the police. One police officer quickly attended and detained D.J. Instead of providing D.J. his rights to counsel, the officer started questioning D.J. in a highly incriminating manner. The officer then […]

【False Allegation Overturned】R v. S.Q.: Faced with Child Abuse and Weapon Assault Charges, Evidence Reveals Fabrication — Acquitted at Trial!

S.Q. gave birth to her only child at a more mature age. As a result, the family spoiled the child, who developed a habit of having his demands being met instantly, or revenges would follow. On the day of the event, the child demanded S.Q. to buy him snacks with high sugar content. S.Q. refused as it would not be […]