Domestic Assault & Assault Cases
Client Charged With Domestic Assault, B&E, And Breaches
Client Charged In Group Assault
Successful defense in domestic assault case
Client’s wife called 911 to report assault and threats from the client her husband. Client placed on no contact and no go conditions preventing client from returning to family home or having contact with wife. Before charges approved, Mr. Whysall spoke to the client, police, complainant and Crown Counsel and successfully persuaded Crown Counsel to not approve and proceed with charges. Case dropped and client permitted to return home and have contact with his wife.
Client Was Arrested and Charged With a Domestic Assault
Client was arrested and charged with a domestic assault.
Client Charged with IPV and Breaches
Client was initially charged with several incidents of assault, including assault by choking, against his intimate partner.
Client Charged with Assault
Client was charged with assault. The matter proceeded to trial and the client testified. At trial Cathryn was successful in arguing the defence of self-defence. Cathryn persuaded the Judge that her client was justified in pre-emptively punching the person in order to protect themselves, because the client believed that the threat of harm was imminent from the complainant.
Sexual Assault, Uttering Threats and Assault of a Domestic Partner.
Client was charged with sexual assault, uttering threats and assault of a domestic partner. The matter proceeded to trial. There was significant delay in the matter that was attributed by the Crown Counsel failing to provide disclosure material to counsel in a timely matter; additionally, there was a lack of court time and the trial did not complete during the time scheduled. Cathryn prepared an Application to seek to have all charges judicially stayed against client because the client’s right to be tried in a reasonable time was violated.
Client charged with Assault of an off-duty police officer
The accused was arrested following a road rage incident where the accused had resorted to using pepper spray. The accused was seated in his vehicle when approached by an angry off-duty police officer. The accused was charged with assaulting an off-duty police officer with pepper spray.
Client appealing his Assault conviction
The accused was arrested following a complaint to police by his common law spouse that he had assaulted her. The accused represented himself at trial and was convicted but retained Mr. Whysall to appeal his conviction.
Client successfully defended against domestic assault charges in Vancouver
The accused was arrested following police attendance to a noise complaint. Police took a statement from the girlfriend of the accused who described an assault. Police also observed red marks on the girlfriend consistent with injuries from an assault. The accused was then charged with assault.
Client Charged with Assault, Following a Road-rage Incident at Vancouver Intersection
The accused was stopped at a red light. A cyclist pulled up alongside the accused’s BMW and then moved himself and his bicycle directly in front of the accused’s vehicle. An exchange of words between the accused and the cyclist was followed by the cyclist spitting on the car of the accused and lifting his bicycle over the hood. The accused then got out of his car to attempt to remove the cyclist from his path. The cyclist was hospitalized and the accused was charged with assault.