Our Successes
Assault and Threatening Charges
R. vs. I.M. – Port Coquitlam Provincial Court
/in All Successes, Assault & Threatening Charges/by adminCharge: Assault (domestic).
Issue: Whether there was a substantial likelihood of a conviction.
Result: Mr. Johnson was able to provide Crown Counsel with further evidence which weakened the strength of the Crown’s case against our client. Stay of Proceedings. No criminal record.
R. vs. F.M. and L.S. – North Vancouver Provincial Court
/in All Successes, Assault & Threatening Charges/by adminCharge: Assault.
Issue: Whether there was a reasonable likelihood of a conviction given the complainant’s credibility issues and the police failure to obtain statements from a number of independent witnesses.
Result: Mr. Mines was able to persuade Crown counsel to stay the charges against both of our clients prior to trial. No criminal records.
R. vs. R.C. – Creston Provincial Court
/in All Successes, Assault & Threatening Charges/by adminCharge: Assault (domestic).
Issue: Whether, given the rehabilitative steos our client had taken, it was in the public interest to proceed with the prosecution.
Result: Mr. Johnson was able to persuade Crown Counsel to not approve any charge whatsoever. No criminal record.
R. vs. S.V. – North Vancouver Provincial Court
/in All Successes, Assault & Threatening Charges/by adminCharge: Assault (domestic).
Issue: Whether, given the circumstance, self defence would lead to an aquittal.
Result: Mr. Mines was able to persuade Crown Counsel that there was no substantial likelihood of a conviction. Crown entered a stay of proceedings. No criminal record.
R. vs. J. B. – Surrey Provincial Court
/in All Successes, Assault & Threatening Charges/by adminCharge: Possession of Restricted Weapon; Smuggling.
Issue: Whether, in the circumstances, the Crown would seek a jail sentence.
Result: Mr. Mines was able to persuade Crown Counsel to proceed summarily and to jointly seek a fine rather than a jail sentence.
R. vs. J.F. – Surrey Provincial Court
/in All Successes, Assault & Threatening Charges/by adminCharge: Assault Causing Bodily Harm (domestic).
Issue: Whether, given the circumstances and the rehabilitative steps our client took on his own initiative, it was still in the public interest to proceed with the charge.
Result: Mr. Johnson was able to persude Crown Counsel to stay the charge. No criminal record.
R. vs. T. H. – Vancouver Provincial Court
/in All Successes, Assault & Threatening Charges/by adminCharge: Assault.
Issue: Whether, given the circumstances that suggested our client was acting in self defence, there was a substantial likelihood of a conviction.
Result: After hearing Mr. Mines’ representations, Crown Counsel decided to not approve any charge in this case. No criminal record.
R. vs. L.G. – Vancouver Provincial Court
/in Assault & Threatening Charges, All Successes/by adminCharge: Assault.
Issue: Whether it was in the public interest for Crown to proceed with a criminal charge in the circumstances of our client intervening into an altercation between a nightclub doorman and a patron.
Result: Crown did not approve any charge upon our client successfully completing Alternative Measures. No criminal record.
R. vs. R.P. – Vancouver Provincial Court
/in All Successes, Assault & Threatening Charges/by adminCharge: Assault Causing Bodily Harm
Issue: Given Mr. Johnson’s successful application for disclosure of the complainant’s social worker’s records, whether there continued to be a substantial likelihood of conviction.
Result: The Crown entered a stay of proceedings on the eve of the scheduled ten day trial. No criminal record.
R. vs. W.C. – Surrey Provincial Court
/in All Successes, Assault & Threatening Charges/by adminCharge: Possession of Prohibited Weapon; Smuggling.
Issue: Whether, in the circumstances, the Crown would seek a jail sentence.
Result: Mr. Mines was able to persuade Crown Counsel to proceed summarily and to jointly seek a fine rather than a jail sentence.
R. vs. A.W. – Vancouver Provincial Court
/in All Successes, Assault & Threatening Charges/by adminCharge: Assault.
Issue: Given the rehabilitative steps our client had taken, whether there was a public interest in proceeding with the criminal charge.
Result: Mr. Johnson persuaded Crown Counsel to enter a stay of proceedings. No criminal record.
R. vs. B.L. – North Vancouver Provincial Court
/in All Successes, Assault & Threatening Charges/by adminCharge: Criminal Harrassment.
Issue: Whether, given the rehabilitative steps our client took on his own initiative, there was a public interest in prosecuting the criminal charge.
Result: Mr. Mines was able to persuade Crown counsel into proceeding by way of a “Peace Bond” and to stay the criminal charge. No criminal record.
