Charge: Sex Assault (investigation).
Issue: Whether Crown Counsel would approve charges against our client.
Result: We were able to steer our client through the investigation and ultimately persuaded Crown Counsel that, given the circumstances, there was no public interest in proceeding with a criminal prosecution. No charges approved. No criminal record.
Charge: Impaired Driving; Over .08.
Issue: Whether it was in the public interest to proceed with a criminal prosecution in this case which involved an accident.
Result: Based on our client’s medical issues and the rehabilitative steps he had taken, Mr. Mines was able to persuade Crown counsel to proceed on a lesser charge under the Motor Vehicle Act. Our client received a fine and a 15 month driving prohibition but no criminal record.
Charge: Robbery.
Issue: Whether Crown witnesses could identify our client as the person who robbed the bank.
Result: Mr. Johnson directed the Court’s attention to a body of evidence which suggested that police unfairly manipulated the photographs on which our client was identified. On the 6th day of trial. Crown counsel directed a stay of proceedings. No conviction. No criminal record.
Charge: Theft Under $5000 (shoplifting).
Issue: Whether, despite being caught on video surveillance, it was in the public interest to proceed with the criminal charge.
Result: Mr. Johnson was able to persuade Crown counsel to enter a stay of proceedings upon our client completing the Alternative Measures program. No criminal record.
Charge: Manslaughter.
Issue: Whether our client had the intent to cause death in this case which involved multiple blows to the head with a weapon.
Result: After working out an agreed statement of facts with Crown, Mr. Mines was able to make submissions to the Court that resulted in a sentence of 5.5 years in addition to the one year already served.
Charge: Robbery.
Issue: Whether Crown witnesses could identify our client as the person who robbed the bank.
Result: Mr. Johnson directed the Court’s attention to a body of evidence which suggested that police unfairly manipulated the photographs on which our client was identified. On the 6th day of trial. Crown counsel directed a stay of proceedings. No conviction. No criminal record.
Charge: Assault.
Issue: Whether it was appropriate for our client to be sentenced to a conditional discharge in this “road rage” spitting case despite having received a prior conditional discharge.
Result: After considring the rehabilitative steps our client had taken and upon hearing Mr. Mines’s submissions, the Court granted our client a conditional discharge. No conviction.
Charge: Possession of Cocaine.
Issue: Whether the Crown could prove that our client had control over the drugs that were located near him.
Result: Upon considering our representations, Crown counsel concluded that there was insufficient evidence against our client and declined to approve a charge. No criminal record.
Charge: Dangerous Driving; Failing to Stop for Police; Possession of Controlled Substance.
Issue: Whether our client would be sentenced to jail.
Result: After hearing Mr. Mines’ submissions on our client’s behalf, the trial judge imposed a $1000 fine and a 12 month driving prohibition on the dangerous driving charge and the Crown stayed the remaining two charges. No jail.
Charge: Assault (domestic).
Issue: Whether, given the rehabilitative steps our client had taken on his own initiative, there was a public interest in proceeding with the criminal charge.
Result: Mr. Mines was able to persuade Crown Counsel to stay the criminal charge upon our client entering into a “Peace Bond”. No criminal record.
Charge: Breach of Conditional Sentence Order (from Aggravated Assault conviction).
Issue: Whether there was a public interest in proceeding with the Breach allegation, given the rehabilitative steps our client had taken on his own initiative.
Result: Rather than facing termination of our client’s sentence of house arrest and the prospect of incarcaration for the balance of his sentence, Mr. Johmson was able to persuade Crown Counsel to withdraw the allegation of Breach. No jail.
Charge: Uttering a Threat.
Issue: Given the rehabilitative steps our client had taken on his own initiative, whether it was in the public interest to proceed with the prosecution.
Result: Mr. Mines was able to persuade Crown counsel to enter a stay of proceddings. 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 […]
