Jan. 17 – Abel G. – The defendant was charged with Refusing to Provide a Breath Sample. The charge was dismissed after a trial. I was able to persuade the judge that there were several serious problems with the case presented by the Crown, including a lack of...
Dec. 21 – Oliku K. – The defendant was charged with Impaired Driving and Refusing to Provide Breath Samples. Both charges were dismissed after a trial. I was able to persuade the judge that the defendant’s right to counsel was infringed by the police on this...
Zachary T. – Dec. 22 – The defendant was charged with Dangerous Operation of a Conveyance, Impaired Operation of a Conveyance, Operation of a Conveyance with Excess Blood Alcohol, and Failure to Stop at a Red Light. As part of a provincial initiative to reduce court...
Carly D. – Oct. 26 – The defendant was charged with Impaired Operation and 80 and Over after being located behind the wheel after a single motor vehicle collision. At trial, I cross-examined the officers at length on their evidence relating to observations of...
Majuran S. – December 23 – The defendant was charged with impaired driving and Over 80. Both charges were dismissed after a trial. I was able to convince the trial judge that the arresting officer lacked lawful grounds to arrest the defendant for impaired...
Matthew P. – Dec. 20 – The defendant was charged with Over 80. Upon receipt of disclosure (the police report) it became apparent that the breath room video was incomplete because of mechanical malfunction. We persuaded the prosecutor that this lack of evidence...
Keerin M. – December 13 – The defendant was charged with Impaired Driving and Over 80. The matter proceeded to trial. During my submissions to the judge, I argued that the prosecutor had failed to lead sufficient evidence of the identity of the defendant as...
Ravinder K. – Dec. 29 – The defendant was a truck driver who was charged with Impaired Driving by drugs while driving his transport truck. He was involved in a single motor vehicle accident that was witnessed by police. The prosecutor called a drug recognition...