For most people, getting charged with a criminal offence is a nightmare. All you want is for the charges to be dropped or withdrawn before a criminal trial is required. No lawyer can guarantee that you will escape from the…
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Charged with a criminal offence? Take advantage of the free consultation offered by most criminal defence lawyers before deciding how you are going to handle the situation. At the initial consultation, the criminal lawyer will be able to explain:
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When you are hiring a criminal lawyer for your case, you probably won’t be considering whether your lawyer will do everything he can to ensure he collects all of the Crown disclosure in your case before consenting to set a…
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Make sure your criminal defence lawyer protects your constitutional rights when you are charged with a criminal offence.
You have:
- the right to remain silent.
- the right to a lawyer, including the right to consult that lawyer
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Six elements that must be proven before you can be found guilty of impaired driving in Ontario:
- You identity
- As a driver
- Of a motor vehicle
- As a driver operating a motor vehicle in a public place while
- Your
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Ontario Provincial Police attended at a Shoppers Drug Mart in Rockland, Ontario on Wednesday, August 12, 2009 following complaints that a customer was trying to use a suspect credit card to make a purchase.
The customer had previously already left the Shoppers, but police located the vehicle at Wal-Mart on…
Reports in mid-August suggest that the government is planning to toughen white-collar crime laws. Apparently, this move is in response to the concerns arising from recent high-profile fraud schemes that left many with significant financial losses.
Possible measures include mandatory sentences for white-collar criminals…











