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The Bail Hearing Trilogy, Part 1: What you need to know to succeed at your upcoming bail hearing
When you are arrested, the police have some discretion as to your manner of release. Sometimes, they may release you immediately at the scene and provide you with a notice of appearance to attend court for your charges. However, sometimes, depending on the charges and some other factors, such as a record of breach of court orders, you may be held in custody either at the police or a detention centre until you get what we call a bail hearing.
2 Things you need to know about your charges being dropped: The difference between a withdrawal of charges and stay of proceedings
Where a person is arrested and charged with an offence under the Criminal Code of Canada, a trial and subsequent conviction or acquittal is the outcome expected by most people. However, a withdrawal of charges or a stay of proceedings are two important ways to put an end to prosecution before trial is even considered.
Getting a criminal record check? Here’s what you may find.
There are three different levels of criminal background checks authorized by law in Ontario: a criminal record check, a criminal record and judicial matters check and a vulnerable sector check. CRIMINAL RECORD CHECK What is it A criminal record check is a search of...
Why you want to consider filing your lawsuit in Small Claims Court
You want to file a lawsuit against a person or business, but you have limited means or you simply want to keep the costs low? The Small Claims Court may be a good place to start your claim. First consider the type of lawsuit you want to bring For example, in a case...
Assault Charge, a common criminal charge-What you need to know
An assault charge under the Criminal Code of Canada can range from simple assault to the different degrees of sexual assault. Depending on the section of the Code under which you are charged, the consequences can be dramatically different. What constitutes an...