My Cases — Dismissals

There are many ways your case might be dismissed. You might testify and raise a reasonable doubt, the Crown might fail to prove its case, or there might be a technical defect in the charge. Even before your trial starts, your case could be dismissed for excessive delay.

In this section, I try to give you a sense of the variety of ways in which your case might be dismissed. "Dismissals" here include any judicial order terminating the case. Read the cases below to learn more. All information has been edited, of course, to protect my clients' privacy.

Adam's Case - Sexual Assault - horsing around in pictures
Alex's Case - Over 80 - mistaken breathalyzer readings
Archie's Case - Over 80- no evidence of breath demand
Austin's Case - Assault (domestic) - accused and wife not credible
Barry's Case - Point Firearm and Assault - landlord and tenant
Carrie's Case - Assault & Fail to Appear - schoolyard scuffle
Chester's Case - Careless Driving & Insurance Offences - appealed
Daniel's Case - Impaired Driving and Over 80 - excessive delay
Dean's Case - Assault and Weapons (domestic) - who to believe?
Earl's Case - Over 80 - improper delay in taking breath samples
Edward's Case - Sexual Interference - abuse likely, but not proved
Eric's Case - Assault (domestic) - reasonable force to enter car
Evan's Case - Assault and Threat (domestic) - allowed to retrieve rifles
Giselle's Case - Refuse Breath Sample - excessive delay
Greg's Case - Assault and Mischief - I'm allowed in my own house
Hairun's Case - Indecent Act - charge declared a nullity
Jaffe's Case - Sexual Interference - innocent touching at church
Jennifer's Case - Assault (domestic) - no proof of service
Joseph's Case - Assault & Threat - poisonous atmosphere at wedding
Kevin's Case - Assault and Threat (domestic) - not quite awake
Nigel's Case - Indecent Act - sexual shenanigans at the park
Nasma's Case- Over 80 - key witness not available to testify at trial
Rick's Case - Sexual Interference - touching during sleepover
Roland's Case - Possess Child Pornography - excessive delay
Rupert's Case - Assault (neighbour) - no evidence of location
Seth's Case- Impaired Driving & Over 80 - change in reasons for arrest
Sherrys Case - Cause Disturbance - charge dismissed at trial and on appeal
Silvio's Case - Assault and Weapons - knife used in self-defence
Suzy's Case - Immigration Offence - expired limitation period
Tommy's Case - Attempted Theft - no attempt to steal "gym bag"
Trevor's Case - Assault (domestic) - Crown forgot to prove identification