Entries by Mike Mines

J.G.

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Michael is a consummate professional and an experienced lawyer and law firm. Helped me with my issues and made sure we considered everything coming from the prosecution. A pretty fair overall charge for my case.

-J.G.

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

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Charges: Criminal Harassment (domestic).

Issue: Whether our client’s mental state was such that Crown counsel could prove that she had the necessary level of intent to be convicted of a criminal offence.

Result: Mr. Gauthier was able to provide our client’s medical documentation to Crown which resulted in Crown deciding not to proceed with the prosecution. Stay of proceedings. No criminal record.

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

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Charges: Driving while prohibited (MVA).

Issue: Whether the delay in approving the charge was relevant to our client’s right to a speedy trial.

Result: Mr. Mines was able to persuade Crown counsel to proceed on the lesser offence of driving without a valid driver’s licence. Rather than a 12 month driving prohibition and 10 penalty points, our client was sentenced to a 3 month driving prohibition and received only 3 penalty points.

R. vs. Q.B. – North Vancouver RCMP investigation

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Charges: Sexual assault.

Issue: Whether or not the acts complained of were consensual or not, and whether it was in the public interest to proceed with a criminal prosecution.

Result: Mr. Mines provided further information to th einvestigator on our client’s behalf that ultimately led to police declining to recommend any criminal charges. No charge was approved. No criminal record.

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

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Charges: Assult (domestic).

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

Result: Based on the information Mr. Mines provide regarding our client, Crown directed a stay of proceedings bringing the matter to an end. No criminal record.

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

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Charges: Assault (x2).

Issue: Whether our client was involved in a consensual fight; used reasonable force in defending himself, or was guilty of two counts of assault.

Result: At the conclusion of  a three day trial and hearing Mr. Gauthier’s submissions on our client’s behalf, the trial judge found our client not guilty on both counts. No jail. No criminal record.

R. v. K.T. – Delta Police Investigation

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

Result: Mr. Gauthier was able to provide the police investigator with information about our client and the circumstances of the incidents that led to the discontinuation of the investigation. File closed. No criminal charges recommended.

R. vs. G.P. – New Westminster Provincial Court

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Charge: Theft Under $5000 (from employer).

Issue: Given the rehabilitative steps we were able to guide our client through, whether it was contrary to the public interest for the court to grant our client a conditional discharge.

Result: Crown counsel’s position was that our client should be sentenced to jail but after considering our client’s positive pre-sentence report and Mr. Mines’ submissions on our client’s behalf, the court granted a conditional dischege. No criminal conviction.

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

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Charge: Assault (domestic).

Issue: Given the rehabilitative steps we were able to guide our client through, whether there was contrary to public interest for  our client to be granted a conditional discharge.

Result: Mr. Gauthier was able to persuade Crown to not proceed on a  breach of bail allegation; to agree to not seek forfeiture of our client’s firearms, and to make a joint submission for a conditional discharge with probation. No criminal conviction.

R. vs. R. A. – Vancouver Provincial Court

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Charge: Fear of safety allegation (Peace Bond Application).

Issue: Given the information we were able to provide to Crown counsel, whether it was in the public interest to proceed with the Peace Bond application against our client.

Result: Mr. Gauthier was able to persuade Crown counsel to enter a stay of proceedings so that our client was no longer subject to any of the restrictive conditions he was bound by.

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

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Charges: Assault (domestic). Reduced to Peace Bond.

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

Result: Mr. Mines was able to persuade Crown counsel to stay the criminal charges  upon our client entering into a Peace Bond with a 12 month “no contact” order. No criminal record.