When our client was arrested and charged with two counts of assault with a weapon under section 267(a) of the Criminal Code, along with a related charge of uttering threats, the stakes could not have been higher. The allegations arose from a breakdown in a domestic relationship, and the client faced the real prospect of a criminal record, strict release […]

Ontario Court of Justice, Waterloo Region · Domestic-related criminal allegations By Chen (Jake) Shen, criminal defence lawyer · Shen’s Law Professional Corporation · Markham · Toronto · Gilford In short: our client was charged on two separate informations with seventeen counts arising from the breakdown of a dating relationship, including sexual assault. The Crown elected to proceed by indictment and […]

Two robbery counts and a dangerous driving charge were withdrawn; the client received a conditional discharge on assault, with no criminal conviction registered.

Charges: Assault × 3, s. 266 of the Criminal Code | Court: Ontario Court of Justice | Result: Withdrawn, June 2026 | Counsel: Jake Shen, Barrister & Solicitor The outcome All three assault charges against our client were withdrawn by the Crown. There was no trial, no finding of guilt, and no criminal record. The case was resolved roughly a […]

Ontario Court of Justice, Newmarket (York Region)  |  Charges withdrawn 21 July 2026 In short: Our client was charged with sexual assault (s. 271) and criminal harassment (s. 264(2)) and faced a Crown position of jail, a DNA order and sex offender registration. The defence obtained late disclosure from an earlier police investigation in which the complainant had been the […]

Summary. A sexual assault charge under section 271 of the Criminal Code against X.C.Y., a practitioner of traditional Chinese massage, was withdrawn by the Crown partway through the complainant’s evidence at trial in the Ontario Court of Justice. Two failures in the Crown’s case drove the withdrawal: the complainant could not identify who had been in the treatment room, and […]

CASE RESULT R v S.G.Y – Twelve Charges. Zero Convictions. Domestic assault and firearms charges — withdrawn in full What Our Client Was Facing A young man in Toronto was arrested after an argument with his partner. By the end of the night, police had searched his condominium, seized his lawfully licensed firearms, and laid twelve criminal charges: Assault — […]

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 […]

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 […]

DR was a contractor who would buy tools from other people on Facebook Marketplace. On the date of the arrest, he attended a parking lot at nighttime for the purpose of buying tools from someone he met online. While in the parking lot, an officer showed up with an unmarked police car. For unknown reasons, the officer decided to block […]