Charge: Assault (domestic).
Issue: Whether it was in the public interest to proceed with a criminal prosecution.
Result: Mr. Mines was able to persuade Crown counsel to proceed by way of a s. 810 Recognizance rather than the criminal charge. Our client entered into a 12 month Peace Bond. No criminal record.
Charge: Assault (domestic).
Issue: Whether it was in the public interest to proceed with the criminal prosecution.
Result: Mr. Mines was able to persuade Crown Counsel to proceed by way of a s. 810 recognizance (“Peace Bond”) rather than the criminal charge. No criminal record.
Charge: Assault (domestic).
Issue: Whether, given the rehabilitative steps our client had taken on his own.
Result: Mr. Mines was able to persuade Crown counsel to proceed by way of a s. 810 Recognizance (“Peace Bond”). No criminal record.
Charge: Assault.
Issue: Whether there were sufficient grounds for police to recommend a charge.
Result: Mr. Mines was able to steer our client through the investigation which resulted in police not requsting any charges. No criminal record.
Charge: Assault with a Weapon.
Issue: Whether our client was acting in self defence.
Result: Prior to the matter being set for trial, Mr. Mines was able to provide information to Crown Counsel that ultimately led Crown to conclude that there was no substantial likelihood of a conviction. Stay of Proceedings. no criminal record.
Charge: Assault Causing Bodily Harm.
Issue: Whether there was a substantial likelihood of a conviction.
Result: Mr. Johnson provided Crown counsel with affidavit evidence from an independent witness and was able to persuade Crown to end the prosecution by entering a stay of proceedings. No criminal record.
Charge: Assault.
Issue: Whether it was in the public interest for our client to be granted a discharge.
Result: Mr. Johnson was able to assemble information about our client and provide submissions to the Court which persuaded the judge to grant our client an absolute discharge. No record of conviction.
Charge: Assault (domestic).
Issue: Whether it was in the public interest to proceed with the charge.
Result: Mr. Mines was able to provide our client’s relevant medical records to Crown which, ultimately, led to Crown declining to approve any charge against our client. No criminal record.
Charge: Assault (domestic).
Issue: Given the rehabilitative steps that our client had taken on his own initiative, whether it was in the public interest to proceed with the charge.
Result: Mr. Mines was able to persuade Crown Counsel that there was no longer a need to prosecute our client. Crown directed a Stay of Proceedings. No criminal record.
Charge: Assault (domestic).
Issue: Whether there was a substantial likelihood of a conviction.
Result: Mr. Mines was able to persuade Crown that there was a lack of evidence that would lead to a conviction resulting in Crown deciding to not approve any charge. No criminal record.
Charge: Assault with a weapon.
Issue: Given new evidence provided by Mr. Johnson to Crown counsel, whether there was a raesonable likelihood of a conviction.
Result: Mr. Johnson was able to persuade Crown to enter a stay of proceedings. No criminal record.
Charge: Assault.
Issue: Given the rehabilitative steps our client took on his own initiative, whether it was in the public interest to proceed with the prosecution.
Result: Mr. Johnson was able to persuade Crown to enter a stay of proceedings. No criminal record.
A huge thanks to Michael Mines for getting this criminal charge brought to a fair and appropriate conclusion with a criminal charge being dropped. Michael knows his profession and is well versed in criminal law to seek the best possible outcome for an individual like me, who at 77 years, simply made an honest mistake. […]
Our client had taken responsibility for his actions by pleading guilty in Richmond Provincial Court where he was granted a conditional discharge. Upon being threatened and taunted by his roommate, our client kicked in the door to the roommate’s doo=r and held a meat cleaver to his throat. The Crown appealed sentence. At the sentence […]
