People facing an assault charge usually focus on the immediate question: will there be jail. It is the right question to ask, and it is rarely the one that shapes the next twenty years.
The question in the title of whether an assault charge will give you a criminal record is a complicated one that does not have a clear, black and white answer. In today’s blog we are going to discuss this unclear area of court proceedings.
If you are falsely accused of assault (or another crime) a number of things may happen or not happen. Under Canadian law we are presumed innocent until or unless proven guilty in a court of law. In today’s blog article, we are going to discuss being falsely accused.
No-contact orders mean what you might think: the specified person must not contact another specified person at all, in any way for some period of time. There may be exceptions or conditions to orders like this, such as contact through a designated intermediary for a specific purpose such as visiting children.
An assault charge is frightening for anyone. In families where English is a second language, where three generations share one home, and where a court date becomes community news, the pressure lands differently.
Yes, there have been rising domestic assault accusations across Canada. Determining what is behind the increase is not clear. It is likely the confluence of many factors that is behind the increase. In today’s blog article we are going to outline what we believe are the main factors behind the increase.
Recording incidents on your smartphone can affect a criminal case in many ways. There are, however, a number of considerations and complexities that must be explored before potentially using these recordings in court.
Bystanders and witnesses can have a strong influence on a case for one side or the other. In today’s blog article, we are going to look at the complexities of having multiple bystanders and/or witnesses to a crime.
