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Mr. Singh, a client without immigration status in Canada, faced a serious charge of Sexual Assault that could lead to immediate deportation upon sentencing. Although, Mr. Singh was convicted of the charge of Sexual Assault, after a lengthy sentencing hearing, we were able to successfully get a Conditional Discharge for Mr. Singh and no SOIRA order. This means that Mr. Singh will now not be automatically deported from Canada and will have a chance to fight his deportation if it ever comes to that.
Ms. S was charged for theft over $5,000 (a vehicle) and under $5,000 while being inside a stolen vehicle. Matter went to a trial and Ms. S testified. We argued that Ms. S was merely taking a ride to a hospital from a friend and had no idea that the vehicle she was being driven in and the contents inside the vehicle were stolen. The judge agreed with Ms. S.R’s testimony and decided that the crown failed to prove the elements of the case beyond a reasonable doubt and she was acquitted of both the charges.
Mr. A was charged with serious matters of attempt to purchase weapons online. Police conducted a sting operation posing as sellers and arrested Mr. A. The matter went to 3-day trial. Our office was retained to defend Mr. H.A and we made the argument that the crown failed to prove the identity of Mr.H.A and that the identity made by the witnesses was merely an “in dock” identification and therefore, the allegation cannot be proven whether Mr. A was the person who was conversing with the police online and also if Mr. A was the person who was arrested on the scene. Crown ended up withdrawing the charges mid trial.
In the case of "R v R ", Mr. R was found guilty upon a 3-day trial under the Criminal Code and the Animal Protection Act for neglecting his dog, leading to severe malnutrition and skin conditions. The conviction was specifically under section 446(1)(b) of the Criminal Code, with conditional stays on the other charges. We represented R in this case and the client was looking at a jail sentence albeit a short one. R did not have a prior criminal record and although he was convicted of the offence alleged, the crown argued that a jail sentence was appropriate in this case. We were able to argue that a Conditional Sentence Order of 6 months and a 12-month probation period was a just sentence in this case.
This was a Social Security Tribunal of Canada appeals matter in which an elderly couple whom we represented were denied their Old Age Security Pension and Guaranteed Income Supplement benefits since 2013. Allegations of non-residency due to frequent visits to India countered. Thus, we successfully argued their Canadian residency based on family ties and mandatory legal obligations. The tribunal found that they were indeed residents of Canada, and all benefits paid retroactively till date.
Our office represented Mr. T.B, who was a very young man who was charged with assault with weapon on his 18th birthday while he was out celebrating with his younger brother and some people that they met. The group end up assaulting a man at a C-Tran station and everyone was charged. T.B plead guilty to the charge and the crown was strongly seeking a 6-month jail sentence. With the help of a Pre-Sentence Report and oral arguments made to the court, we were able to get T.B. a 12-month probationary order.
Mr. A was charged with assault while in a playground. His son was attacked by another elder child and Mr. A defended his son from the elder child but was charged for committing an assault on the minor child. The matter went to 1-day trial. Defense argued that the assault was not committed by Mr. A and he intervened to save his son from other kid. There were other witnesses in the playground but they were not very credible as one of the witnesses was the victim’s mother and another witness was not paying proper attention to her surroundings. Defense also argued that even if Mr. A was found to have committed an assault, he did so in self defense (to defend his child) and thereby used reasonable force. Mr. A was acquitted by the court.
