Charge: Assault (domestic) x2
Issue: Given the rehabilitative steps taken by our client, whether it was in the public interest to proceed with the criminal charges.
Result: Mr. Johnson was able to persuade Crown Counsel to stay both counts prior to trial. No criminal record.
Charge: Theft Over $5000 (from employer).
Issue: Whether the complainant would forward charges to police.
Result: Mr. Mines was able to negotiate repayment of the misapproptiated funds without our client admitting civil or criminal liability. No charges forwarded or approved. No criminal or police record.
Charge: Fraud/Theft Over $5000.
Issue: Whether Mr. Mines’ client would be sentenced to jail for this $150,000 investment fraud matter.
Result: Breach of trust notwithstanding, the Court agreed with our sentencing submission and imposed a 12 month conditional sentence. No jail.
Charge: Assault; Breach of Undertaking (x2).
Issue: Whether our client was acting in self defence and whether the complainant induced the breaches.
Result: The trial judge dismissed all three charges. No criminal record.
Charge: Sexual Assault; Assault; Threatening.
Issue: Whether there was a substantial likelihood of a conviction.
Result: As a result of new information we provided, Mr. Mines was able to persuade Crown Counsel to enter stays of proceedings on all charges. No criminal record.
Charge: Assault (spousal).
Issue: Whether it was in the public interest to proceed with the charge considering the rehabilitative steps our client had taken.
Result: Mr. Johnson persuded Crown to enter a stay of proceedings. No criminal record.
Charge: Assault (Spousal).
Issue: Whether it was in the public interest to proceed with the criminal charge.
Result: Despite a child being present during the incident, we were able to persuade Crown Counsel to proceed by way of a Peace Bond. Criminal charge dropped. No criminal record.
Charge: Assault; Assault with a Weapon.
Issue: Whether there was a substantial likelihood of a conviction.
Result: We were able to direct Crown counsel to important evidence that corroborated that our client was acting in self defence. Stay of proceedings. No criminal record.
Charge: Extortion.
Issue: Whether our client would be sentenced to the nine month jail sentence sought by the Crown for following through with his threat to publish pornographic images of the complainant to the internet.
Result: After hearing Mr. Mines’ submissions, the trial judge senenced our client to 60 days to be served intermittently on weekends.
Charge: Sex Assault; Uttering Threats (x2).
Issue: Whether, given the information we urged Crown to consider, it was in the public interest to proceed with the prosecution.
Result: Mr. Johnson was able to persuade Crown Counsel to stay both criminal charges upon our client entering into a s. 810 “Peace Bond”. No criminal record.
Charge: Theft/Fraud Over $5000.
Issue: Whether our client would be sentenced to jail for this breach of trust theft of $20,000.
Result: Based on the rehabilitative steps our client had taken prior to trial, Mr. Mines was acle to persuade the Crown to agree to a joint submission for a Conditional Sentence Order with a provision for counselling. No jail, curfew or house arrest.
Charge: Theft Under $5000 (from employer).
Issue: Given the circumstances of the offence and the exceptional rehabilative steps our client had taken, whether it was in the public interest to proceed with the criminal charge.
Result: Mr. Johnson was able to persuade Crown Counsel to allow our client into the Alternative Measures program and to stay the criminal charge. No criminal record.
