Our Successes
Assault and Threatening Charges
R. vs. L.G. – Vancouver Provincial Court
/in All Successes, Assault & Threatening Charges/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 Assault & Threatening Charges, All Successes/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. 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. 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. 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.
R. vs. A.W. – Vancouver Provincial Court
/in All Successes, Assault & Threatening Charges/by adminCharge: Assault.
Issue: Whether there was any public interest in proceeding with the charge.
Result: Mr. Johnson was able to persuade Crown Counsel to allow our client into the Alternative Measures Program without approving any criminal charge. No criminal conviction.
R. vs. S.M. – Richmond Provincial Court
/in All Successes, Assault & Threatening Charges/by adminCharge: Aggravated Assault.
Issue: Whether our client would be sentenced to jail.
Result: Rather than the jail sentence that Crown Counsel had originally sought, Mr. Johnson was able to persuade Crown to proceed on the lesser offence of Assault Causing Bodily Harm and, after hearing our submissions, the court granted our client an 8 month conditional sentence to be served in the community. No jail.
R. vs. B.B. – Surrey Provincial Court
/in All Successes, Assault & Threatening Charges/by adminCharge: Assault (domestic).
Issue: Given the rehabilitative steps our client had taken on his own initiative, whether it ws in the public interest to proceed with the criminal charge.
Result: Mr. Mines was able tp persuade Crown Counsel to stay the criminal charge upon our client entering into a Peace Bond. No criminal conviction; no criminal record.
R. vs. Z.K. – Vancouver Provincial Court
/in All Successes, Assault & Threatening Charges/by adminCharge: Assault (domestic).
Issue: Given the rehabilitative steps our client had taken on his own initiative, whether it was in the public interest to proceed with the criminal charge.
Result: Mr. Mines was able to persuade Crown counsel to enter a stay of proceedings.
R. vs. B. Y. – Vancouver Provincial Court
/in All Successes, Assault & Threatening Charges/by adminCharge: Assault; Transportation Fraud.
Issue: Whether it was appropriate for convictions to be entered against our client.
Result: Mr. Mines was able to convince the Crown and the Court that because of the steps our client had taken with respect to rehabilitation, it was appropriate to grant a conditional discharge. No conviction.
R. vs. A.F. – Vancouver Provincial Court
/in All Successes, Assault & Threatening Charges/by adminCharge: Possession of a Weapon for a Dangerous Purpose.
Issue: Whether, given the background of our client and the circumstaces of the offence, it was in the public interest to proceed with the charge.
Result: Mr. Johnson was able to persuade Crown Counsel to stay the charge upon our client successfully completing Alternative Measures. No criminal record.
R. vs. M.M. – Burnaby RCMP investigation.
/in All Successes, Assault & Threatening Charges/by adminCharge: Assualt; Uttering a Threat.
Issue: Whether, given the statement of an independent witness, there would be a substantial likelihood of a conviction.
Result: We were able to help locate an witness to the alleged offence who provided an explanation that led to police deciding to conclude their file without recommending any chargesl. No criminal record.
