Cases Results

C.B. was charged with assault after her husband alleged she assaulted him repeatedly throughout the night. It was alleged that C.B. had consumed alcohol throughout the day and became verbally abusive towards the complainant. When he tried to dump out her alcohol to de-escalate her behaviour, it was alleged that she jumped on his back and began hitting him. The complainant retreated to various rooms in the house and C.B. allegedly continued to assault him until he called police.

On C.B.’s first court appearance, Cory was able to negotiate a favourable resolution in which the charges were withdrawn and C.B. entered into a Peace Bond with a focus on alcohol counselling. As a result of the resolution, C.B. was left with no criminal record which was the bets possible outcome.

K.C. was charged with assaulting and threatening his wife. The complainant alleged that during a heated argument, K.C. pushed her to the ground. The complainant further alleged that after she got up and tried to run upstairs to lock herself in the bedroom, K.C. grabbed her leg and dragged her down the stairs. He then slapped her in the face, threw the complainant outside and told her he would kill her if she came back inside the house. When police arrived at the house, K.C. admitted to the offences and was arrested.

After reviewing the file, Cory had his client attend for domestic violence and alcohol counselling. After showing the Crown the positive steps K.C. was making, the Crown agreed to withdraw the charges and K.C. entered into a Peace Bond. This resolution left K.C. with no criminal record for the incident which was the best possible outcome.

D.R. was charged with assault after his estranged wife alleged that during a verbal argument, he threw her to the ground and punched her in the head multiple times. D.R. was arrested and due to not having legal counsel, spent several days in Remand prior to Cory securing his release. D.R. denied the allegations and pled not guilty.

At trial, Cory cross-examined the complainant about the details of the incident. Her testimony directly contradicted the version of events she provided to police shortly after the incident. Cory then directed her attention to police photographs that showed no injuries despite her claims that D.R. repeatedly punched her in the head.

After Cory’s cross-examination of the complainant, the Crown withdrew the charges. This was the best outcome for the client.

S.B. was charged with assault causing bodily harm after a physical confrontation with his girlfriend resulted in her suffering a dislocated shoulder. The complainant alleged that during a night out with friends, S.B. consumed large quantities of alcohol and began acting out of character. The complainant further alleged that once the two arrived back at her house, a verbal argument ensued. After much back and forth, S.B. threw her into a wall resulting in the injury. S.B. denied many of the allegations and pled not guilty.

At trial, Cory cross-examined the complainant extensively on her alcohol consumption throughout the evening. The complainant originally claimed that she was sober, but after being confronted with a bar receipt, she admitted to drinking a significant amount of alcohol. Later in cross-examination, the complainant agreed that right before S.B. pushed her into the wall causing her injury, she may have hit him in the face causing his nose to bleed. S.B. testified that he had two drinks throughout the evening and had to take the complainant home due to her level of intoxication. He testified that the complainant repeatedly assaulted him and he pushed her in self-defence after she punched him in the face.

The trial judge found S.B. not guilty. This was the best possible outcome.

M.M. was accused by his pregnant fiancée of assaulting her three times in one evening, once in front of her young child. The complainant and M.M. had a very tumultuous relationship with significant issues of infidelity. On the evening of the incident, the complainant alleged that after a verbal argument, M.M. chased her outside and threw her to the ground. After the complainant returned to the house, M.M.  physically restrained her, pushed her, twisted her arm behind her back, punched her, chocked her, threw her to the ground and pinned her down. M.M. maintained his innocence and pled not guilty.

At trial, Cory extensively cross-examined the complainant on the multiple inconsistent statements she gave to police. She was cross-examined on her motive to lie and her ongoing physical abuse of M.M. Testifying in his own defence, M.M. denied many of the complainant’s allegations and testified that the physical force he used was in self-defence after the complainant repeatedly attacked him.

The trial judge found M.M. not guilty. This was the best possible outcome for the client.

A.G. was accused of assaulting his wife, teenage son, and breaching both a recognizance and Protection Order. The allegations were made during an ongoing matrimonial and custody dispute between A.G. and his estranged wife.

It was alleged that A.G. assaulted his son by choking him during an argument to the point he was unable to breathe for a brief period of time. It was further alleged that A.G. caused injury to his son’s foot, chest and arm. Without his knowledge, A.G.’s daughter had secretly audio recorded the entire incident from another room and then disclosed the recording to police.

A.G. maintained his innocence and pled not guilty. Shortly before trial, Cory Wilson approached the Crown Prosecutor and outlined the significant contradictions between the complainant’s statement and the audio recording. Most importantly, the teenaged complainant, who alleged he could breathe or talk, was screaming obscenities at his father throughout. A.G., who was unaware he was being recorded, actually narrated what he was doing when he physically restrained his son who had just punched a window in what appeared to be an attempt at property damage.

As a result of the significant issues, the prosecutor agreed to withdraw the assault charge in relation to A.G.’s son.

With respect to the alleged assault against his wife, A.G. maintained his innocence and pled not guilty. The case came down to a credibility contest between A.G. and his wife as nobody else was present during the alleged assault. A.G. maintained he was assaulted by his wife who fell over as she was trying to steal a set of car keys to A.G.’s van. This van became the matter of another criminal matter as A.G.’s wife, prior to trial, forged documents getting her access to the van that was at an impound lot. Armed with this knowledge, Cory presented the criminal charges to the prosecutor who was unaware prior to trial that the complainant had been criminally charged. As a result, the Crown Prosecutor withdrew the charge.

As a result of the complainant’s credibility issues, Cory Wilson was able to convince the prosecutor to withdraw both charges as there was no likelihood of success.

A.G. was set to have three trials over the course of two weeks. Cory Wilson was able to have each charge withdrawn and A.G. did not face trial for any of the alleged offences.

Having charged from three separate trials was the best possible outcome.

Our client was charged with assault after it was alleged that he became heavily intoxicated and physically assaulted his wife. The allegations were incredibly serious and involved allegations of choking, which is an aggravating factor and generally leads to a criminal record if convicted. The client was heavily intoxicated at the time after learning of very troubling news about a member of his family. After first speaking with G.P. Cory Wilson recommended he immediately start domestic violence and alcohol counselling.

The assigned Crown Prosecutor was seeking a criminal conviction including an 18-month period of probation. After providing the Crown with multiple character references and confirmation of counselling, the Crown agreed to withdraw the charges. As a result, G.P. was left with no criminal record.

S.M. was charged with assaulting her teenage daughter by hitting her multiple times with the shaft of a broom. The allegations stemmed from disciplinary issues including finding sexual explicit pictures being sent to several boys, getting suspended from school for swearing at teachers, fighting at home and frankly, being out of control. At her wits-end, S.M. used physical force in an attempt to discipline her daughter. Unfortunately, the law protects parents who use physical force, but not those who use weapons to administer the force.

After battling many issues involving Child and Family Services including misinformation being provided to the prosecutor, Cory Wilson was able to negotiate the criminal charges being dropped and S.S. entered into a Peace Bond.

The client was charged with assault as a result of allegations he assaulted his now ex-girlfriend. It was alleged that after an argument about infidelity, B.H. punched the complainant in the face outside of a movie theater and then forced her to watch the movie with him. On the car ride home, the complainant further alleged that the two continued to argue and he struck her several times in the face. When the two arrived at the complainant’s house, she went inside and called the police who arrived shortly thereafter. At the scene, police noted no visible marks on the complainant, but B.S.’s glasses her bent and he was bleeding behind the ear from what he described as being attacked by the complainant. Despite the obvious inconsistencies in the complainant’s allegation, police charged B.H. with assault.

After reviewing the disclosure, it was clear that the complainant had fabricated the assault. Cory spoke with the prosecutor at length about the complainant’s credibility and it was agreed that the charge would be withdrawn if B.S. entered into a very brief Peace Bond. B.S. had a very strong defence at trial but he chose to resolve by Peace Bond so that he could move on with his life.

This was a great result in which our client ended up with no criminal record.

The client was charged with assault as a result of allegations he assaulted his girlfriend. After consuming alcohol, our client and his girlfriend got into an argument that became physical. It was alleged that S.M. pushed the complainant in the face, grabbed her repeatedly by the neck and threatened to cause her significant harm. Police attended the house and photographed the complainant with a number of red marks on her face and neck.

After multiple meetings with the Crown Prosecutor, Cory Wilson was able to have the charges withdrawn after our client completed 5 counselling sessions. This was the best possible resolution as it left S.M with no criminal record.