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Assault and Threatening Charges

R. vs. J.L. – Surrey Provincial Court

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Charge: Assault (domestic).

Issue: Given the rehabilitative steps we were able to guide our client through, whether it was in the public interest to continue with the criminal prosecution.

Result: Mr. Johnson was able to persuade Crown counsel to enter a stay of proceedings on the assault charge upon you entering into a s. 810 peace bond. No criminal record.

R. vs. D.P. – Vancouver provincial Court

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Charge: Uttering a Threat (reduced to Peace Bond).

Issues: Whether the words uttered were clearly a threat or not.

Result: Mr. Mines was able to persuade Crown counsel that the words were vague. Crown agreed to end the criminal prosecution upon our client entering into a Peace Bond with a “no contact” condition. No criminal record.

R. vs. V. P. – Vancouver Provincial Court

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Charges: Assault, Uttering Threats.

Issue: Given the context of this threatening and assault by spitting offence, whether it was appropriate for our client to be convicted.

Result: Mr. Gauthier provided additional information to the Crown and the Court about our client and was able to persuade the judge to grant our client a conditional discharge. No criminal conviction.

R. vs. J.K. – Vancouver Provincial Court

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Charges: Assault Causing Bodily Harm; Choking; Uttering Threats (domestic).

Issue: Whether the complainant’s allegation was credible, given the alibi evidence Mr. Johnson was able to provide to Crown counsel.

Result: Based on Mr. Johnson’s representations, Crown counsel entered a stay of proceedings on all charges. No jail. No criminal record.

R. vs. L.J.A. – New Westminter Provincial Court

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Charges: Assault Causing Bodily Harm, Threatening, Mischief to property, Resist Arrest.

Issue: Whether our client would be sentenced to the 4 month jail sentence Crown was seeking.

Result: On the eve of the trial date, Mr. Mines was able to persuade Crown to only proceed on the assault causing bodily harm charge and, after hearing Mr. Mines’ submissions, the court granted our client a suspended sentence. Crown stayed the remaining charges. No jail.

R. vs. Y.S. – Vancouver Provincial Court

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Charges: Break & Enter; Assault (reduced to Peace Bond).

Issue: Whether it was in the public interest to proceed with a criminal prosecution of this domestic assault/ break and enter case.

Result: Mr. Mines was able to persuade Crown counsel to withdraw the criminal charges upon our client entering into a 12 month peace bond. No criminal record.

R. vs. D.M. – Vancouver Provincial Court

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Charges: Assault.

Issue: Given the provocation that preceded the incident, what  the appropriate sentence would be.

Result: Mr. Gauthier was able to persuade the court to sentence our client to a period of probation of 12 months. No jail.

R. vs. D.R. – Vancouver Provincial Court

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Charge: Assault (domestic).

Issue: Whether it was in the public interest to proceed with the prosecution.

Result: Mr. Mines was able to persuade Crown counsel to enter a stay of proceedings on the assault charge. Our client entered into a 12 month Peace Bond. No criminal record.

R. vs. B.Z. – Port Coquitlam Provincial Court

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Charge: Assault (domestic).

Issue: Given the rehabilitative steps we were able to direct our client through, whether it was in the public interest to proceed with the prosecution of this matter.

Result: Mr. Johnson was able to provide Crown counsel with information that allowed him to persuade Crown to enter a stay of proceedings. No criminal record.

R. vs. B.R. – Vancouver Youth Court

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Charges: Assault Causing Bodily Harm; Assault with a Weapon.

Issue: Whether our client was acting in self defence when he injured the complainant with a knife during an altercation.

Result: Mr. Mines was able to provide information to Crown counsel that resulted in Crown declining to approve any charges. No criminal record.

R. vs. B.S. – North Vancouver RCMP Investigation

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Charge: Uttering Threats.

Issue: Whether there was a public interest in proceeding with the proposed charge.

Result: After Mr. Johnson made  representations to the investigating officer, police advised that no charges would be forwarded to Crown counsel. No criminal record.

R. vs. J.C. – Quesnel Provincial Court

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Charges: Assault (domestic).

Issue: Whether it was in the public interest to proceed with the prosecution given the rehabilitative steps we guided our client through.

Result: Mr. Gauthier was able to persuade Crown counsel to stay the criminal charge upon our client entering into a Peace Bond. No criminal record.

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