by admin | Dec 14, 2016 | Criminal Law
Stay of Proceedings vs. Charge Withdrawals Crown Counsels are prosecutors who review police reports submitted to them by police officers to determine whether the charges should be approved for a prosecution. The measure they use to make this determination is called,...
by admin | Nov 28, 2016 | Criminal Law
Debunking the Youth Criminal Justice Act for Young Offenders The Youth Criminal Justice Act is a federal law involving Canada’s youth justice program. The law is applicable to youth between the ages of 12 and 17 who break the law. The Act was introduced in 2003...
by admin | Nov 16, 2016 | Criminal Law
The Constitutional Right to Full Disclosure When a person is accused of a crime they are entitled to full disclosure of the case against them. What does this mean? It means that you are entitled to all evidence and information in the possession of the state (the Crown...
by admin | Nov 8, 2016 | Criminal Law
Chinese Drug Dealer Fights Deportation Drug trafficking charges generally involve stiff punishments such as time in prison but, for Canadian immigrant Wing Wha Wong, his bad decision looked like it was going to land him back in his home country of China. Wong, who has...
by admin | Nov 4, 2016 | Past Wins
The Queen v. M.(T.) 2016 Client was pulled over by the police to inspect if he was properly licenced to be driving. When the officer spoke to the client, she smelled alcohol. He blew a fail into a roadside device and was taken down to the detachment where he provided...
