Criminal Offences

We are often asked if we handle a certain type of offence.  The answer is that we handle all types of criminal charges.  Below is a non-exhaustive list of the most common types of offences with which our lawyers have experience, at trial and on appeal:

 
 

ASSAULT & RELATED OFFENCES

  • Assault

  • Assault cause bodily harm

  • Assault with weapon

  • Assault peace officer

  • Assault with intent to resist arrest

  • Aggravated assault

  • Overcome resistance (choking/suffocation, etc.)

  • Utter threat

  • Criminal harassment

CRIMINAL NEGLIGENCE

  • Criminal negligence (including cause bodily harm, cause death)

MURDER & MANSLAUGHTER

  • Murder, manslaughter

  • Attempted murder

  • Accessory after the fact to murder

  • Conspiracy to commit murder

KIDNAPPING, HOSTAGE-TAKING

  • Kidnapping

  • Forcible confinement

  • Abduction

WEAPONS OFFENCES

  • Firearms, imitation firearm, prohibited weapon offences (possession, trafficking, importing/exporting, careless use/careless storage, etc.)

  • Weapons dangerous (possession of a weapon for a dangerous purpose)

  • Pointing a firearm

  • Discharge firearm with intent

  • Use firearm in the commission of an offence

ROBBERY, EXTORTION, BREAK & ENTER

  • Robbery, robbery with a firearm

  • Extortion

  • Break & enter

  • Unlawfully in dwelling house

  • Possession of break-in instrument

  • Disguise with intent

SEXUAL OFFENCES

  • Sexual assault

  • Aggravated sexual assault

  • Sexual interference

  • Sexual exploitation

  • Invitation to sexual touching

  • Indecent act

  • Voyeurism

CYBER CRIMES (INTERNET OFFENCES)

  • Luring

  • Child pornography offences (possess, access, distribute, etc.)

  • Intimate images (distribution, publication, etc.)

TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (HUMAN TRAFFICKING), SEXUAL SERVICES

  • Exercise control

  • Live off avails

  • Procuring

  • Receive material benefit

  • Obtain sexual services for consideration

PROPERTY OFFENCES

  • Theft

  • Take motor vehicle without consent

  • Possession of property obtained by crime

  • Forgery, utter forged documents

  • Counterfeiting

  • Unauthorized use of credit card data

  • Instruments for copying credit card data, forging or falsifying credit cards

  • Mischief

  • Arson

  • Killing an animal

FRAUD & FINANCIAL CRIMES

  • Fraud

  • Personation

  • Identity theft

  • Falsification of books and documents

  • Securities fraud

DRUG OFFENCES

  • Possession

  • Possession for the purpose of trafficking

  • Trafficking

  • Production

  • Importation

  • Conspiracy

(All controlled substances, including cocaine, heroin, fentanyl, methamphetamine, MDMA (ecstasy), and cannabis)

PROCEEDS OF CRIME

  • Laundering proceeds of crime

CRIMINAL ORGANIZATION (“CRIM ORG”) OFFENCES

  • Commission of an offence for a criminal organization

  • Instructing commission of offence for a criminal organization

  • Participating in activities of criminal organization

DRIVING OFFENCES

  • Impaired (DUI), over 80 (including cause bodily harm, cause death)

  • Fail / refuse to provide breath sample

  • Dangerous operation (including cause bodily harm, cause death)

  • Drive disqualified

ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE OFFENCES

  • Obstruct peace officer

  • Obstruct justice

  • Perjury

BREACH OF COURT ORDERS (FAIL TO COMPLY)

  • Breach of recognizance (breach of bail)

  • Breach of probation

  • Breach of prohibition orders

  • Fail to appear/fail to attend

We also have experience dealing with:

  • Dangerous offender proceedings

  • Youth/”young offender” matters (Youth Criminal Justice Act matters)

  • Applications for pardons/record suspensions

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