AURORA CRIMINAL LAWYERS

In Aurora, driving while impaired by alcohol or with a blood alcohol concentration above the legal limit, is a criminal offence. (Driving while impaired by anything is a criminal offence.) If convicted, fines, possibly jail time, loss of driving licence, and other penalties will result.

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An assault is a criminal offence that involves applying force intentionally, directly or indirectly, to another person without that person’s consent. Accosting or impeding another person, or begging, while openly carrying a weapon or an imitation weapon, is also an assault.

A subset of assaults is the offence of uttering threats which is committed when someone knowingly utters, conveys or causes any person to receive a threat: to cause death or bodily harm; to burn destroy or damage property; or, to kill poison or injure an animal belonging to any person.

The various types of assaults include:

• Simple Assault
• Aggravated Assault
• Assault with a Weapon
• Assault Causing Bodily Harm
• Sexual Assault
• Sexual Assault with a Weapon/Threats/Bodily Harm
• Aggravated Sexual Assault
• Assaulting a Police Officer

Domestic assault is an act of violence against a family member or a significant other. Domestic assault is differentiated from common assault, as there is a “breach of trust” between the victim and the accused. If convicted, you can face probation, fines, or imprisonment.

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Sex assault is a major offence. Besides unwanted sexual intercourse, activities that may constitute sexual assault may include touching or groping someone in a sexual manner without consent. If convicted, significant penalties will ensue including mandatory registration in the national sex offender registry.

Internet crimes in Aurora are offences that occur online. Tablets, computers, smartphones and other technological instruments are typically used to commit these crimes. Internet crimes include revenge porn, child pornography, and cyber-bullying.

Child sex assault involves using force, intimidation, deception, and coercion to make a child perform sexual acts. If an accused is found guilty, significant penalties will result, including mandatory registration in sex offender registries.

For some offences, the accused person will not be released from the station to await the outcome of the case in court, but will instead be held in custody for a bail hearing. The bail hearing will determine if the accused person can remain at liberty while the case is processed by the criminal justice system. Not getting released on bail means remaining in custody while the case is working its way through the court process. You only get one shot at a bail hearing.

Dangerous driving in Aurora, as elsewhere, is a criminal offence. The offence is more correctly called “Dangerous Operation” and results when someone operates a vehicle in a manner that is dangerous to the public. The consequences of dangerous driving may involve licence suspension, imprisonment, and other penalties.

Driving while prohibited in Aurora, or driving while disqualified, means driving after being prohibited from doing so by a criminal court. (The prohibition usually also triggers a provincial driver’s licence suspension). Such a prohibition on driving (and licence suspension) would result from a conviction for a criminal driving offence. A conviction for driving while prohibited will result in an increased period of prohibition and licence suspension and probably some not insignificant jail time.

Drug charges would involve the supplying, importing, exporting, growing, manufacturing, trafficking or possessing of those substances listed in the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act (CDSA). The CDSA lists both hard and soft drugs, including heroin, cocaine, “magic mushrooms,” marijuana (in quantities above a certain amount) as well as other substances including precursors to listed drugs. If convicted on a drug charge in Aurora, you will face penalties that may include imprisonment.

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In criminal law, a “breach” is a violation of a condition in a probation order or in a form of release pending the outcome of a case (bail or undertaking/recognizance). A breach itself constitutes an additional criminal offence and generally results in serious penalties.

There are many types of weapons offences as the use of firearms in particular is highly regulated in Canada. Besides the more obvious offences such as using firearms to harm others or possessing illegal firearms, there are also offences that capture the unsafe handling of legally owned firearms. Other objects are also classified as weapons as for example brass knuckles or flick knives. An item that may have a perfectly legitimate use, such as a knife, can in some circumstances be considered a weapon. Convictions for weapons charges in Aurora, and elsewhere in Ontario, usually result in severe penalties.

Break and enter in Aurora, and elsewhere in Ontario is the act of breaking and entering into a place with an intent to commit an indictable offence or actually committing an indictable offence in the place they have entered. Property crimes are criminal acts against another person’s property such as vandalism, motor vehicle theft, and arson.

In Canada, criminal offences committed by young people under the age of 18, are dealt with under the Youth Criminal Justice Act (YCJA). While the offences with which young people under 18 can be charged are the same as for adults, the processes of the criminal justice system and the potential consequences, are different for young people.