Accused client charged with assault following a road-rage incident at a Vancouver intersection.

Vancouver Criminal Lawyer:  Brian E. Mickelson
Accused client charged with assault following a road-rage incident at a Vancouver intersection.

CRIMINAL DEFENCE CASE FACTS:
Client was stopped at a red light.  A cyclist pulled up alongside the client’s BWM and then moved himself and his bicycle directly in front of the client’s vehicle.  An exchange of words was followed by the cyclist spitting on the client’s car and lifting his bicycle over the hood. The client then got out of his car to attempt to remove the cyclist from his path.  The cyclist was hospitalized and the client was charged with assault.

HELD: NOT GUILTY
The evidence indicates that the driver was acting in self-defence.  The defence has raised a reasonable doubt; therefore the accused must be acquitted. NOT GUILTY

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