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

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Charge: Assault causing bodily harm.

Issue: Given the information Mr. Gauthier provided to Crown counsel, whether it was in the public interest to proceed with the criminal prosecution.

Result: Crown stayed the proceedings upon our client entering into the Alternative Measures Program. No criminal record.

R. vs. A.C. – Richmond Provincial Court

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Charge: Assault.

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

Result: Mr. Gauthier was able to persuade Crown counsel to enter a stay of proceedings upon our client completing the Alternative Measures Program. No criminal Record.

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

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Charges: Aggravated assault; assault with a weapon.

Issue: Given the information Mr. Johnson was able to provide to Crown counsel, whether it was appropriate to continue with the prosecution on the approved charges.

Result: Mr. Johnson was able to persuade Crown counsel to proceed on the lesser charge of assault causing bodily harm. After hearing Mr. Johnson’s submissions on our client’s behalf, the trail judge sentenced our client to a suspended sentence with 24 months probation. Our client was able to avoid a lengthy jail sentence.

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

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Charge: Assault.

Issues: Given the information Mr. Johnson provided to Crown counsel, whether there was a substantial likelihood of a conviction and whether it was in the public interest to proceed with the prosecution.

Result: Mr. Johnson was able to persuade Crown counsel to stay the criminal charge. No criminal record.

R. vs. N.H.M. – Vancouver Provincial Court

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Charge: Assault (choking).

Issue: Given the information Mr. Gauthier provided to Crown counsel, whether there was a substantial likelihood of a conviction and whether it was in the public interest to proceed with the prosecution.

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.

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

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Charges: Assault (domestic).

Issue: Given the information we were able to provide to Crown counsel, whether it was appropriate to continue with the criminal prosecution.

Result: Mr. Mines was able to persuade Crown counsel to enter a stay of proceedings upon our client being placed on a peace bond. No criminal record.

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

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Charge: Assault with a weapon (domestic).

Issue: Given the history of past police interventions involving allegations against the complainant, whether it was in the public interest to proceed with the prosecution against our client.

Result: Mr. Mines provided a psychological report and was able to persuade Crown that there were elements of “battered woman syndrome”. This resulted in Crown counsel entering a stay of proceedings. No jail; no criminal record.

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

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Charge: Criminal harassment.

Issue: Given the circumstances of the offence, and rehabilitative steps we were able to guide our client through, whether it was in the public interest to proceed with the criminal charge.

Result: Mr. Johnson was able to persuade Crown to stay the criminal charge upon our client entering into a s. 810 Peace Bond. No criminal record.

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

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Charges: Assault Causing Bodily Harm; Assault Police Officer.

Issue: Given our client’s severe mental health issues, whether he was criminally responsible for the offences.

Result: Mr. Gauthier was able to provide information about our client’s mental health history to Crown counsel and, ultimately, was able to persuade Crown to end the prosecution. Stay of proceedings. No jail. No criminal record.

R. vs. B.C. – Vancouver Provincial Court

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Charge: Mischief Under $5000.

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

Result: Mr. Gauthier provided information about our client to Crown counsel and was able to persuade Crown that there was no public interest in prosecuting this matter. No charge approved. No criminal record.

R. vs. W.F. – Richmond Provincial Court

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Charge: Assault.

Issue: Whether this road rage incident was a criminal offence or a consensual fight.

Result: Mr. Johnson was able to present Crown counsel with video evidence which confirmed that the complainant had engaged in a consensual altercation. Stay of proceedings. No criminal record.

R. vs. K.Y. – Surrey Provincial Court

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Charge: Assault Causing Bodily Harm.

Issue: Whether the 18 month jail sentence Crown had sought was reasonable in all the circumstances.

Result: Mr. Johnson provided information to the Crown and Court and ultimately persuaded the trial judge to sentence our client to a 7 month conditional sentence , followed ny 18 months probation. No jail.

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