Rados Successes

2024

BM – firearm possession – client not guilty after arguing “innocent possession” in a SCJ trial

JS – firearm possession – charges withdrawn on the first day of a jury trial

FB – weapons possession and unlawfully in a dwelling – charges withdrawn following a diversion

JC – firearm possession, fentanyl for trafficking, methamphetamine for trafficking – client not guilty after a Superior Court trial

AR – assault – charges withdrawn at trial in the Ontario Court of Justice

FB – firearm possession – charges withdrawn after convincing the Crown they could not prove guilt

AR – obstruct justice and breach recognizance – charges judicially stayed after an application was brought to dismiss the case due to unreasonable delay

MS – impaired driving – criminal charges were withdrawn after negotiations with the Crown

BM – breach recognizance – charges withdrawn shortly before trial

DG ­– domestic assault – client found not guilty after a complex trial in the Ontario Court of Justice

CG – assault with a weapon and assault bodily harm – charges withdrawn midway through a trial; counsel then successfully opposed a subsequent peace bond application brought by the Crown

AB – drug possession – charges withdrawn after pre-trial discussions

AR – assault – charges withdrawn at trial

SB – sexual assault – charges withdrawn following extensive pre-trial discussions

TC – firearm possession – charges withdrawn after a Judicial Pre-Trial

YJ – flight from police – charges withdrawn following a Crown Pre-Trial

AD – criminal harassment – charges withdrawn after a Crown Pre-Trial

BS – drug possession and impaired driving – charges withdrawn following a Crown Pre-Trial

AN – domestic assault – charges withdrawn at trial in the Ontario Court of Justice

TP – mischief – charge withdrawn after pre-trial negotiations

ED – assault, mischief and indecent act – charges stayed following extended pre-trial discussions

GB – breach recognizance – withdrawn after inquiries about possible use of facial recognition tech

NT – assault with a weapon – charges withdrawn as the result of ongoing pre-trial discussions

MC – assault – charge was diverted and withdrawn

KC – firearm, drug trafficking, and proceeds of crime – client found not guilty after a jury trial; the client was in a one-bedroom apartment with a loaded handgun, 90 rounds of ammunition, cocaine worth $60,000, over $40,000 in cash, a large amount of marijuana, and various alleged tools of the drug trade

RE – armed robbery and firearm offences – client found not guilty after a Superior Court trial over repeated armed robberies at an underground casino

RR – attempt murder – client discharged of attempt murder following a preliminary hearing

AB – assault peace officer and fail to provide breath sample – client found not guilty after a trial

AR – assault with a weapon – client found not guilty after a trial

MD – possession firearm and drugs for trafficking – firearm charges were dismissed following a preliminary hearing, while drug trafficking charges were withdrawn after further pre-trial discussions

DW  – firearm and drug trafficking related offences – charges withdrawn after lengthy pre-trial talks

KH – firearm possession and breach of court order – charges withdrawn after pre-trial negotiations

JG – assault with a weapon and related offences – charges withdrawn at trial

AS – contempt of court – charge withdrawn after ongoing pre-trial talks

PT – fraud – charges withdrawn after pre-trial negotiations

LT – domestic assault – charges withdrawn following pre-trial discussions

RM – breach of bail – charge withdrawn and a new obstruction of justice charge was avoided after successful pre-trial talks

EA – attempt murder x2, discharge firearm x2 – client found not guilty after a Superior Court trial over an alleged retaliatory gang shooting

KD – sexual assault – a celebrated artist and professor was found not guilty after a jury trial

JB – trafficking in passwords – charge withdrawn in the Superior Court of Justice following successful negotiations

NH – weapons possession – client found not guilty after a trial in the Ontario Court of Justice

KN – sexual assault – charges withdrawn in the Superior Court of Justice after challenging the prosecution case in a preliminary hearing

MA – firearm possession – charges withdrawn after successful negotiations with the Crown

SW – shooting – client found not guilty of discharge firearm, possession firearm and other related offences after a trial in the Superior Court of Justice

SS – criminal harassment – charges withdrawn after successful pre-trial negotiations

JG – importing cocaine – client found not guilty after a jury trial

IA – domestic assault – charges withdrawn after successful pre-trial negotiations

MK – sexual assault – client found not guilty after a trial in the Superior Court of Justice

JP – possession firearm and drug related offences – charges withdrawn in the Superior Court

AR – assault with a weapon and breach probation – client found not guilty after an OCJ trial

JH – sexual interference with a minor – charges withdrawn after pre-trial discussions

JB – unauthorized use of a computer service & mischief to data – charges dismissed following a preliminary hearing in the Ontario Court of Justice

MA – discharge firearm x2 – client found not guilty after an OCJ trial about a shooting where both alleged victims were challenged in cross-examination

MF – possession drugs for trafficking – client found not guilty following a successful “Garofoli” application to exclude evidence in the Superior Court of Justice

MA – impaired by drug driving – client found not guilty after a trial in the Ontario Court of Justice

CD – assault – client found not guilty of assaulting two minors after an OCJ trial that involved the cross-examination of child complainants

AA – arson x3 and conspiracy – client found not guilty after a Superior Court trial; it was alleged that the client burned down a restaurant for an insurance payout and endangered the lives of others. A.A; this was a lengthy and complex matter involving numerous pre-trial motions and the cross-examination of multiple police officers, civilians, firefighters and a forensic accounting expert

MK & SA – possess firearm and drugs for trafficking – charges withdrawn after the Superior Court granted a pre-trial “Garofoli” application to exclude all evidence

DV – impaired driving and refuse to provide a breath sample – client found not guilty after a trial

AR – point firearm and assault – charges withdrawn after cross-examining the complainant at trial

DF – sexual assault x3 and administer a noxious substance for the purpose of committing a sexual assault x3 – client found not guilty of all charges after a jury trial, except for one count of a lesser included offence of administer a noxious substance simplicitor, which the trial judge accepted was non-sexual and done with an intent to annoy or aggrieve rather than to cause harm

KP – murder – client discharged of murder after counsel conducted most of the preliminary hearing, including the cross-examination of numerous witnesses and the successful challenge of a “Leaney” identification application

DG – domestic and criminal harassment – charges withdrawn mid-way through cross-examination of the complainant at a preliminary hearing

TS – murder – an extensive preliminary hearing was conducted for a client (who was later acquitted of murder, but convicted of the lesser offence of manslaughter)

RA – human trafficking – all major charges withdrawn midway through the cross-examination of a complainant in a jury trial; client resolved to one lesser offence for a suspended sentence

JG – discharge firearm – client found not guilty after a trial about a shooting that involved cross-examining a complainant and a police officer that purported to identify the client; the Court criticized the police for fabricating evidence to strengthen the Crown’s case

JB – robbery with a firearm – client found not guilty after a trial that involved the cross-examination of multiple eyewitnesses, some of whom purported to identify or recognize the client

RB ­– murder – an extensive preliminary inquiry was conducted in order to lay a foundation for the defence at trial (client was later found not guilty after a trial conducted by a firm member)

JD – uttering death threats to police and possessing cocaine – client found not guilty after a trial in the Ontario Court of Justice; evidence excluded on the basis that police fabricated threats as a pretence to search the client

KA – importing cocaine – client found not guilty after a trial in the Superior Court of Justice

MA – possessing drugs for trafficking – client found not guilty after a Superior Court trial

KM – domestic assault – client found not guilty after a trial

CT – obstruct a peace officer, breach recognizance x3, fail to attend court, and possess marijuana – client found not guilty after an OCJ trial where evidence was successfully excluded

JG – possess break in tools and attempted break and enter – client received an absolute discharge for resolving midway through a trial and after having brought an application to exclude evidence

DL – possess proceeds & drugs for trafficking – client won a major funding application after a contested pre-trial hearing