Mr. Shapray and Ms. Sandhu successfully represented a client who was charged with sexual assault occurring over many years in a business in Port Coquitlam. Using a strategic approach to defending the client based on current legal issues, Mr. Shapray and Ms. Sandhu brought pre-trial applications seeking access to counselling records and a personal journal. These steps led to a second adjournment of the case in the middle of the cross-examination of the complainant to continue the application for the journal based on the cross-examination. Crown counsel recognized some significant issues being faced including the right of the client to be tried within a reasonable time under the Charter and offered to resolve the case with a peace bond. – NOT GUILTY
Case Results
At Stern Shapray, we provide legal representation across a wide range of criminal and quasi-criminal matters, from serious charges to regulatory and provincial offences.
R. v. J.T.
R. v. M. and A.
Crown brought applications under the Criminal Code to prohibit the clients – both avid firearms collectors – from possessing any firearms, based on allegations they had not stored their existing ones safely. Molly Shamess persuaded the Crown to drop the applications entirely.
R. v. F.
Client charged with assault causing bodily harm against an ex-girlfriend. Client maintained he had been acting in self-defence. After a trial, the judge agreed the Crown had not disproven self-defence, and found the client not guilty. – NOT GUILTY
R. v. M.N.
Client was charged with aggravated assault of her boyfriend. Mr. Beckett took the case to trial and argued that, while the client assaulted the boyfriend, she did so acting in self-defence of her and her daughter. The judge found the client – NOT GUILTY
R. v. B.L.
Client charged with sexual assault and indecent act. Defence counsel outlined all weaknesses in Crown’s case to persuade Crown to cease the continuation of the prosecution. As a result of defence counsel’s diligence and trial preparation, all charges were stayed a week before trial was scheduled to commence.
R. v. R. G.
Client charged with fraud over $5000 by making repeated fraudulent transactions throughout several months, amounting to almost $10,000. Client was an employee of the store and therefore it was statutorily aggravating that she had breached her position of trust. Ms. Delaney ran a contested sentencing resulted in judge sentencing client to a conditional discharge. – NOT GUILTY
R. v. D.D.
90 Day driving prohibition involving allegation of refusal to provide a breath sample at the roadside. Factual challenge to the IRP with affidavits filed and medical letter resulting in driving prohibition being revoked.
R. v C.R.S.
Client was charged by indictment for one count of sexual assault against a woman after they had an encounter at a house party. The woman went to police and reported her allegations a year after the house party. The matter proceeded to trial in Provincial Court. Mr. Beckett was able to track down and interview all the attendees at the house party and call many of them as witnesses for the defence at trial. At trial Mr. Beckett challenged the complainant’s evidence and argued for an acquittal. The client was found. – NOT GUILTY
R. v. M.
Client charged with obtain sexual services for consideration from person under age 18. Client was caught in police sting operation and found texting with woman who told him she was under age 18. Client attended hotel with intention to have sex with woman. Crown was initially seeking jail sentence. Defence counsel negotiated with Crown counsel to agree to the lesser offence which did not include a person under age 18 and client received conditional sentence served in community. – NOT GUILTY
R. v. M.T.
Client was charged with sexually assaulting his wife during their marriage. The wife did not report the alleged offence until they were separated. Mr. Beckett persuaded the Crown to resolve the case with a peace bond instead of a prosecution. –NO CRIMINAL RECORD.