R. v. V.M.C. – Vancouver Provincial Court

January 31, 2025/in All Successes, Murder and other Serious Offences/by Mike Mines

Charges: Attempted Murder; Assault with a weapon; Assault causing bodily harm.

Issue: Whether our client had the requisite mental intent to be convicted of attempted murder.

Result: Mr. Gauthier was able to present Crown counsel with relevant medical and background information that ultimately persuaded Crown to resolve this matter on the less offence of assault causing bodily harm. After hearing Mr. Gauthier’s submissions, the trail judge sentenced our client to 90 days jail and 3 years probation rather than the lengthy jail sentence Crown had originally sought.

A.L.March 12, 2025 - 10:57 pm
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. […]

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