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FILTER SUCCESS STORIES
CASE STUDY: Impaired Driving in Oshawa
Mr. G was charged with having care and control of a motor vehicle with a blood alcohol concentration of more than 80. Mr. G was also charged with having care and control of a motor vehicle while being impaired. Mr. G was found asleep in his motor vehicle.
CASE STUDY: Impaired Driving Charges
Our client, Mr. T, was faced with allegations of impaired driving. He had provided a breath sample that was well over the legal limit. The consequences of an impaired driving conviction in his case would be severe, as he needed to be able to drive for his job.
CASE STUDY: Impaired Driving Charges
Our client, Mr. M, was charged with impaired driving and driving with a blood alcohol concentration of over 80mg alcohol per 100mL of blood. Witnesses to the alleged offence claimed that he had been speeding and weaving in a parking lot. When police arrived at the scene, Mr. M was arrested and brought back to the police station, where he allegedly provided a breath sample above the legal limit.
CASE STUDY: Impaired Driving and Failure to Comply Charges
Our client, Mr. B, had been out on bail for a previous criminal charge when he found himself in more trouble. He was charged with driving while impaired by a drug and failure to comply with a release order. He was accused of speeding and weaving, and there was an alleged altercation with a civilian witness at the scene.
CASE STUDY: Refusing a breath sample in Cobourg
Because of the client’s legal aspirations, it was important to him that the situation be resolved without appearing on his criminal record.
CASE STUDY: Impaired Driving, Over 80, Criminal Harassment in Brampton
In order to negotiate a plea deal with the Crown, our lawyer aimed to raise doubt regarding the Crown’s reasonable prospect of conviction in this case.
CASE STUDY: Impaired Driving, Over 80 in Oshawa
With the Crown unwilling to withdraw the criminal charges against our client, the goal was to go to trial and to have our client found not guilty.
Common Assault Allegations · Drinking & Driving Allegations · Kingston · Tarinpal Dhaliwal · Withdrawn
CASE STUDY: Assault and Impaired Driving in Perth
Based on the circumstances, the goal of the client was to have all of the criminal charges withdrawn. This would mean that these new charges would not appear on his criminal record.
CASE STUDY: Impaired Care or Control and Care or Control Over 80 in Oshawa
Given that the Crown was unwilling to withdraw the charge, the very clear goal in this case was simply to show the trial judge that Mr. E. had no intention of moving his vehicle from its resting point in the visitor’s parking of the townhouse complex.
CASE STUDY: Over 80 and Charge Withdrawn
Police were notified with information that Mr. K was involved in an assault with his brother and left the scene intoxicated. Shortly after, Mr. K was pulled over while operating his vehicle. After making some incriminating admissions to the officers, Mr. K was asked to provide a breath sample in an approved screening device on the roadside.
CASE STUDY: Charges Withdrawn – Over 80
Getting the criminal charge of over 80 dropped was the priority. The Highway Traffic Act charges carried fines and penalties, but no criminal record. A plea deal to have the criminal charges dropped would be a fine option that avoided trial and saved the client money.
CASE STUDY: Charges Withdrawn – Over 80
While on his drive home from a charitable event, Mr. B was stopped by police in a RIDE check. He had consumed only a small number of drinks that evening, and they were spread out over several hours, but Mr. B was nervous because he rarely encounters police.
CASE STUDY: Charges Withdrawn- Driving With BAC Over 80
Mr. T’s ability to drive was central to his practice as a butcher. Farmers would contact Mr. T in emergencies where livestock needed to be put down and butchered quickly and losing his ability to travel for work would be financially devastating.
CASE STUDY: Plea Down to Careless Driving – Over 80, Impaired
Mr. M was charged with operating a vehicle with a blood alcohol content of 80 and over mg of alcohol in 100 ml of blood and operating a vehicle impaired in the city of Milton.
CASE STUDY: Plea Down to Careless Driving – Over 80
Mr. W’s position as a hockey coach, his new job, and his future goals to start a business and own a home were at risk. He’d been convicted for the same offence once before and knew a second conviction could be worse.
CASE STUDY: Plead Down to Non-Criminal Charge in Oshawa – Over 80
Dan Lemaire’s familiarity with Charter rights often serves as a major asset for his clients, and Ms. C is a perfect example of this.
CASE STUDY: Stay of Proceedings and Amending YPS Privacy Policies – Over 80
The outcome of Ms. M’s trial was not only a victory for Ms. M herself, but also for all those detained by the York Regional Police moving forward.
CASE STUDY: Reduced from Over 80 to Careless
Mr. H wanted to avoid the criminal charges. We recognized the unfortunate circumstances Mr. H had found himself in and established a clear goal: have Mr. H’s charges reduced to a non-criminal charge.
CASE STUDY: Plead Down to Non-Criminal Charge – Impaired Driving, Over 80, & Failure to Report
Ms. D made it clear to us during our initial meetings that her greatest concern was avoiding the loss of her licence. While our greater goal was to help Ms. D avoid criminal sanctions at all, we aligned our focus on obtaining an outcome that did not result in the loss of Ms. D’s licence.
CASE STUDY: Plead Down to Non-Criminal Charge in Peterborough – Over 80
If Ms. C plead guilty to Careless Driving, a Highway Traffic Act offence that did not included a criminal record, and agreed to pay a reduced fine and adhere to certain driving conditions, they would drop the Over 80 charge.
CASE STUDY: Evidence Inadmissible and Charge Dismissed – Over 80
The evidence collected after Mr. M told the officer he accepted duty counsel as his representation was deemed inadmissible, and the charges of over 80 were dismissed. Mr. M left the courtroom that day without fear that a criminal record might harm his business or his family.
CASE STUDY: Plea Bargain for Dangerous Driving, Over 80, and other Driving Offences
After a number of discussions with the Crown Attorney and a number of Judicial Pre-Trials, the Crown agreed to amend the Mr. H’s charges and withdraw others. Mr. H entered a plea of guilty to Over 80, simple assault and breach. All other charges were withdrawn.
CASE STUDY: Charges of Over 80 in Belleville Dismissed
An officer of the Belleville police department received the call just after 9:00 p.m. A citizen had phoned Dispatch to report a red pickup track driving erratically.
CASE STUDY: Over 80 and Impaired Operation in Napanee
Our client Ms. G was operating an ATV when she struck a tree, sustaining major injuries to her head with a large cut. Charges were laid two months later after a blood analysis confirmed our client had alcohol in her body while she was operating the ATV.
CASE STUDY: Impaired Operation and Over 80-No Conviction
Less than one week before trial the Crown ceased with the prosecution and offered to withdraw Ms. H's charges for a plea to a Highway Traffic Act offence of careless driving.
CASE STUDY: Impaired & Over 80 – No Conviction
There were no restrictions or limitations placed on our client's driving privileges and he did not get a criminal conviction. All charges were withdrawn.
CASE STUDY: Over 80 – Reduced Fine and No License Suspension
With an Over 80 charge, our client was able to avoid a criminal record and losing his driver’s licence as a result of cross-examination.
CASE STUDY: Conviction appeal – Failing to comply with the regulations of the Occupational Health and Safety Act
We successfully appealed our client's conviction. This was a novel issue that had not previously been decided and was reported in a reputable law journal.
CASE STUDY: Resolved with a plea – Over 80; Open Alcohol; No Life Jacket
In this case, the Crown agreed that our client's rights had been breached by police, and the file was resolved with a creative plea.
CASE STUDY: Over 80 – Charge Withdrawn and No Criminal Record
Our client, a young first time offender with hopes of attending university and starting a career, was able to avoid a criminal record as well as implications for his driver's license.
CASE STUDY: Care or Control Over 80 / Impaired in Peterborough
It was clear to us that Mr. B’s name had been searched before police decided to arrest him. In the time the search was being conducted, no further indicia of impairment were noted by the officers.
CASE STUDY: Driving Over 80 / Care or Control in Lindsay
When police arrived on scene, Mr. K was outside of his vehicle asking for police assistance. Officers then detected the odour of alcohol on his breath.
CASE STUDY: Impaired Driving and Refuse Breath Sample
Mr. A was charged with Impaired Driving contrary to s. 253(1)(a) of the Criminal Code and Refusing to Provide a Breath Sample contrary to s. 253(5) of the Criminal Code.
CASE STUDY: Impaired, Over 80
Our client, a young man, aged 34 found himself in difficulties with the police, and retained me to assist with his file.
CASE STUDY: Over 80
Our client, Mr. N, was a hard working 23 year old man, employed as a bricklayer. It was essential to our client that he keep his driver’s licence so that he could travel from job to jobs sites in the Chatham area.
CASE STUDY: Impaired, Over 80
Kingston Police charged Mr. N with impaired operation of a motor vehicle and operate a motor vehicle with more than 80 mg of alcohol in 100 ml of blood.
CASE STUDY: Acquittal: Over 80
Over 80 cases are highly technical and involve a mixture of statutory and constitutional requirements. Failing to meet, or the violation of, those requirements often results in evidence being excluded and an acquittal entered.
CASE STUDY: Charges Withdrawn – Impaired Driving, Over 80 mg, and Dangerous Driving
On a frigid January night, just before midnight, an officer in an unmarked car saw two snowmobiles, one on the shoulder of the road and one on its side in the ditch. As he approached, the driver of the downed snowmobile was able to right his machine and drive it to the shoulder. The other snowmobiler waved the officer on, not aware of who he was.
CASE STUDY: Acquittal – Care and Control Over 80
The Crown called one witness but we called three. We effectively cross-examined the Crown’s witness (the officer) and were able to present our three witnesses as credible. We successfully rebutted the presumption. Mr. T.G. was therefore acquitted of the charge.
CASE STUDY: Care and Control / Over 80 mg Dismissal
A security guard at a hydro project got a call in the middle of the night from a group of people who said that their truck had slid off the road and needed a tow. He called the police. When the police arrived they found a pickup full of people, completely off the road, in a snow bank. They found sealed cans of Budweiser in the bushes and some cans in the roadway.
CASE STUDY: Dismissal – Impaired / Over 80 Charges in Oshawa
Both the impaired and the over 80 charges were dismissed as a result of the the judge ruling that the officer's testimony was not credible.
CASE STUDY: Acquittal – Care or Control Over 80 in Oshawa
Mr. G needed to avoid all the repercussions of the criminal record that would flow from a conviction of the Over 80 offence.
CASE STUDY: Impaired, Over 80 & Novice Driver BAC Over 80
About an hour after dawn on a clear, dry Sunday morning in May, in the heart of Muskoka, police were dispatched to a vehicle roll over. They arrived at the scene to find the vehicle on its roof. The driver Mr. N and his passenger were standing nearby as was a bystander. Mr. N was 20 years old and was in cottage country for a weekend away with a buddy.
CASE STUDY: Over 80 – Police Misconduct
Ms. M had been at a local bar having a few drinks with a friend of hers. As a result of being sexually harassed by a fellow patron (a tow truck driver), our client left the bar and drove to McDonald's for a snack. The tow truck driver followed her out, and called the police to report a possible DUI. The reality is that the tow truck driver was hoping that our client would be arrested so he could tow the car and impound it for seven (7) days - perhaps earning $1,000 in the process.
CASE STUDY: Careless Driving Instead of Impaired Driving & Over 80mg
Mr. N had a momentary lapse in his judgment and decided to get behind the wheel of a motor vehicle after having a few too many drinks. The arresting officer noted that he had witnessed Mr. N’s vehicle cross the centre line on several occasions and briefly drive south in a northbound lane.
CASE STUDY: Over 80mg – Stay of Proceedings
Ms. B had just recently arrived back to Canada. Her plane had only just landed not long before she was stopped by the Ontario R.I.D.E. program as she drove home from the airport. She explained to the officer that she was feeling jetlagged but the officer could smell an odour of alcohol coming from her breath. She was placed under arrest after failing the approved screening device test.
CASE STUDY: Care & Control and Over 80 Acquittal
Mr. G had been watching the CFL Grey Cup while he hung out with a few of his friends on the night of Sunday November 25 to Monday November 26, 2014. At the time, he was facing a serious financial burden as he was supporting his new, young family. After entering the car with his friends, he turned towards the street from the parking garage but shortly made an additional turn to return to the parking garage. An officer, who was located across the street, grew suspicious that he should be entering the vehicle so late on a Sunday night / early Monday morning on Grey Cup day and decided to investigate.
CASE STUDY: Acquittal – Impaired by Drugs and Dangerous Operation
Following a mishap regarding our client being advised to take an incorrect dosage of Ativan, the Durham Regional Police Service stopped Mr. B's vehicle as a result of erratic driving but, fortunately, before any accidents had occurred. Mr. B had no recollection of entering his vehicle or being caution by the police to pull his vehicle over.