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SUCCESSES

1. R. v. Senecal (2007), Ontario Superior Court of Justice
    Charge: Sexual Assault


Mr. Senecal was charged with 8 counts of sexual assault and related charges on a minor.
After a week long trial the jury agreed with me that the complainant cannot be believed and acquitted my client.

See Newstand section for media coverage in this case.
 
2. R. v. Chowdhury (2007), Ontario Superior Court of Justice
    Charge: Murder


Mr. Chowdhury was charged with murder. After a focused preliminary hearing and three week trial, and calling an expert witness to testify that Mr. Chowdhury was provoked by his wife, the jury agreed with our position and acuitted Mr. Chowdhury of Murder and agreed with our position that Mr. Chowdhury was provoked into killing his wife and rendered the verdict we requesed of manslaughter.

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3. R. v. Gray (2003), Ontario Superior Court of Justice
    Charge: Sexual Assault


Mr. Gray was charged with sexually assaulting his minor nephew.

After completing my thorough cross examination of the complainant, I submitted to the jury that the complainant made up the story to get attention that he craved. The jury agreed and acquitted Mr. Gray
 
4. R. v. Mezinski (2007), Ontario Court of Justice
    Charge: Sexual Assault


Charge of sexual assault, charge withdrawn by the crown on the day of trial.
 
5. R. v. S. N. (2007), Ontario Court of Justice
    Charge: Attempt Murder
My youth client was charged with attempted murder in connection with a shooting in Scarborough where the police alleged gang related shooting where the victim was shot in the shoulder. After scheduling a preliminary hearing, the crown agreed to withdraw the charges on the day of the hearing.
 
6. R. v. S. B. (2007), Ontario Court of Justice
    Charge: Robbery
My youth client, charged with Robbery and related offences, was ultimately vindicated when the crown withdrew the charges after we worked tirelessly to show the crown that their case was weak at best and did not merit prosecution.
 
7. R. v. Farrell (2007), Ontario Court of Justice
    Charge: Sexual Assault, Assault With a Weapon
My client was charged by a disgruntled ex girlfriend with sexual assault. My client was acquitted after trial as the judge found the complainant after I had cross examined her to be incredible with her testimony.
 
8. R. v. Getahun (2007), Ontario Court of Justice
    Charge: Over 80
Client charged with having a blood alcohol level over the legal limit, otherwise known as Over 80. Charges dismissed by the court after I won a pretrial motion.
 
9. R. v. Pacek (2007), Ontario Court of Justice
    Charge: Impaired Driving and Over 80
My client was charged with Impaired Driving and Over 80. My client acquitted after we conducted a trial.
 
10. R. v. Bailey (2007), Ontario Court of Justice
    Charge: Over 80
Client was charged with having a blood alcohol level over the legal limit, otherwise known as Over 80. After a lengthy trial, the judge acquitted my client on a technical legal argument advanced on his behalf.
 
11. R. v. Williams (2007), Ontario Court of Justice
    Charge: Impaired Driving and Over 80
Client was charged with Impaired and Over 80. After conducting a trial on my client's behalf, the judge agreed with the defence position and acquitted my client.
 
12. R. v. Saleem (2006), Ontario Court of Justice
    Charge: Fraud
Client charged with fraud over $5,000.00 from his employer. Charges dropped on the day the preliminary hearing was to commence.
 
13. R. v. Baker (2006), Ontario Court of Justice
    Charge: Fraud
Client charged with fraud over $5,000.00. Charges dropped on the day that the preliminary hearing was to commence.
 
14. R. v. Singh (2006), Ontario Court of Justice
    Charge: B&E
Client charged with Break and Enter of a residential home. Charges were withdrawn by the crown after I convinced the crown that they lacked the evidence to proceed against my client.
 
15. R. v. Amsalem (2006), Ontario Court of Justice
    Charge: Fabricating Evidence, Public Mischief
The charges, Fabricating Evidence and Public Mischief were very serious in nature and could have resulted in a lenghty jail sentence for my client. The evidence against my client was strong. Notwithstanding the strength of the crown's case, through tremendous effort, we managed to convince the crown to withdraw the charges. Charges withdrawn by the Crown.
 
16. R. v. Bleichman (2002), Ontario Court of Justice
    Charge: Sexual Assault
Client was charged with sexual assault. After a lengthy and comprehensive cross examination, the court agreed that the complainant's evidence was not credible and acquitted my client accordingly.
 
17. R. v. Boudiwan (2004), Ontario Court of Justice
    Charge: B&E, Conspiracy
My client was charged with 14 counts in total including; Break & Enter ("B&E"), Possession of B & E instruments, Disguise with Intent, Fail To Comply, and Conspiracy to Commit an Indictable Offence. After much discussion with the crown a multi day preliminary hearing was scheduled to commence. On the day the hearing was to commence the crown finally conceded that the evidence they had was not sufficient to proceed. My client adhered to my advice and we persisted until the very day that the hearing was to commence. All of the charges were withdrawn by the Crown.
 
18. R. v. Braithwaite (2005), Ontario Court of Justice
    Charge: Possession Property
Client charged with Possession of Property Obtained by Crime. The crown was convinced initially that they had solid proof against my client as it was a sting operation conducted by the police and my client was caught red handed by the police. After conducting a judicial pretrial where the legal nuances were laid bare for the crown and corroborated by the judge, the crown realized their case lacked the fundamental component to make it criminal in nature and withdrew the charge immediately thereafter.
 
19. R. v. C (name withheld) (2003, 2003 and 2005), Ontario Court of Justice
    Charge: Over 80
This client was charged with drunk driving, specifically Over 80. While out on bail for this charge he was arrested for drunk driving again, Over 80, and the additional charge of Fail to Comply with his Bail. After conducting a trial on the first Over 80 charge and obtaining an acquittal, the crown backed down on the second set of charges after I pointed out the inherent weaknesses in their case. The crown withdrew these charges as well on the day of his second trial. Not long after that, my client was charged yet again with drunk driving, again Over 80. After filing a Charter Application with the court, the crown conceded the Charter Breach and withdrew the final charge.
 
20. R. v. Fletcher (2006), Ontario Court of Justice
    Charge: Fail to Provide Breath Sample
Charge: Fail to Provide Breath Sample - Charge withdrawn
 
21. R. v. Fraser (2005), Ontario Court of Justiceq
    Charge: Impaired and Over 80
Charges: Impaired and Over 80 Charges withdrawn by the crown on the day of trial.
 
22. R. v. Fuentes (2004), Ontario Court of Justice
    Charge: Assault
Charge: Assault Charge withdrawn by crown
 
23. R. v. Helwani (2004 ), Ontario Court of Justice
    Charge: Obstruct Police
Charge: Obstruct Police After lengthy pretrial negotiations and a judicial pretrial, the crown withdrew the charge.
 
24. R. v. Hepburne (2004), Ontario Court of Justice
    Charge: Assault, Assault Resist Arrest
Charges: Assault and Assault Police while Resisting Arrest After commencing the trial and the crown closed their case, the crown invited the judge to dismiss the Assault charge and we proceeded with the remaining charge of Assault Resist Arrest. After we completed all of the evidence, the Judge acquitted my client of the remaining charge.
 
25. R. v. Higgins (2007), Ontario Court of Justice
    Charge: Assault with a Weapon, Threatening Death
Charges: Assualt with a Weapon, Threatening Death, Assault Charges withdrawn on the day of the trial.
 
26. R. v. Ip (2003), Ontario Court of Justice
    Charge: Assault
Charge: Assault Charge dismissed by the court at the commencement of trial.
 
27. R. v. John (2007), Ontario Court of Justice
    Charge: Assault
Charge: Assault Charge withdrawn at the commencement of trial.
 
28. R. v. London (2004), Ontario Superior Court of Justice
    Charge: Robbery
Charge: Robbery My client and his co-accused was charged with Robbery. We conducted a preliminary hearing to discover the crown's case and point out the weakness in their case. Once the matter reached Superior Court, the crown agreed that the case did not merit proceeding further and the crown withdrew the charge.
 
29. R. v. Mak (2005), Ontario Court of Justice
    Charge: Fraud
Charge: Fraud Charge dismissed by the court at the commencement of client's trial.
 
30. R. v. Makavita (2004), Ontario Court of Justice
    Charge: Over 80
Charge: Over 80 Charge withdrawn by the crown on the day of trial after presenting the crown with a toxicology report and pointing out the problems with their case.
 
31. R. v. Naranjo (2003), Ontario Court of Justice - Owen Sound
    Charge: Dangerous Driving Causing Death
Charge: Dangerous Driving Causing Death Charge withdrawn by the crown
 
32. R. v. Singh (2006), Ontario Court of Justice
    Charge:
Charge: Break and Enter Charge withdrawn
 
33. R. v. T. N. (2007), Ontario Court of Justice
    Charge: Trafficking Cocaine
My youth client was charged with trafficking in cocaine, and related charges. At trial, the crown realized that they could not prove their case as I had repeatedly told them during pretrial conferences and withdrew all of the charges against my client.
 
34. R. v. Lu (2006), Ontario Court of Justice
    Charge: Sexual Assault
Client was charged with sexual assault. The defence position was that this event never occurred and that the complainant's motive for making this claim was purely malicious. After a thorough cross examination of the complainant, it became clear to the judge that her contentions that this happened was not true. My client was acquitted.
 
35. R. v. M.I. et al. (2008), Ontario Court of Justicw
    Charge: Gang Sexual Assault, Extortion, Criminal Harassment
My client, a youth offender, was charged along with two other youths with these very serious charges. After five days of trial all of the charges were dismissed.
 
36. R. v. Cerbu (2008), Ontario Court of Justice (Newmarket)
    Charge: Assault with a Weapon, Administering Noxious Substance
Charges stayed by the crown after a crown pretrial.
 
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